Need a word or phrase translated?

[Fuumei]

いられて is the -te form of いられる, the potential form of いる. The first one means "I'm glad I could be by your side." The second is "I'm glad to be by your side."

Did I say conditional? I meant potential. I realized what I hadn't understood after I posted. The problem I have to look out for is that the potential and passive forms will sometimes be written the same, and that it's just understood by the context.

 

[Jayern]

How do you say "I'll be here for 3 days/a week"

What is assistant in Japanese?

 

[Elizabeth]

How do you say "I'll be here for 3 days/a week"
What is assistant in Japanese?

三日間（１週間）ここに滞在しています。 There are several alternatives, this is literally closest to "I am staying here three days (a week)."

Assistant is アシスタント or 助手。

 

[DemonHunter]

could some one translate this to romanji

長い髪の少女
愛する君に
過ぎ去りし恋
午前3時のハプニング
クールな恋

 

[Glenn]

nagai kami no shôjo
ai suru kimi ni
sugisarishi koi
gozen san-ji no hapuningu
kûru na koi

 

[Fuumei]

I'd like to just confirm something...

この町は世界で一番きれいだと言われています

The reason "da" is here, is because きれい is an な adjective. If the adjective were... say.. "ふるい", then "da" would be absent before the "と言われています" correct? I hope I have it right.

Secondly...

川の字の意味を調べようと辞書を引きました

What kind of makes me scratch my head here is the "to". I believe the sentence to mean "He 'thought' he would investigate the meaning of the character for river and looked it up in the dictionary".

Correct?

 

[undrentide]

Fuumei san,

Your understanding/interpretation of both sentences are correct.

 

[briareos]

Could I get some help with translating this paragraph?

11月の富士ですね～(^O^)/
Joeさんに会えるの楽しみにしてますo(^▽^)o
11月だから寒いかもしれないですね～
暖かい格好で来て下さいね☆

Kimも頑張って英語勉強します!!

富士で会った時はぜひ声をかけて下さい!!また書き込みもしてね(=^▽^=)


So far I think it goes something like this:

It is November in Fuji!
It will be a pleasure to meet Joe.
November is not cold.
I will learn English!!
Meeting in Fuji is anticipated greatly!

 

[RPin]

Hello all
Could someone help me translating the text on this image, please?

It's from a manga, whose theme is a boy who preaches his girlfriend for eating too much by comparing her to a codfish or something. The deal is that I still have trouble with traditional writing style like that panel.
Thanks!

 

[KrazyKat]

たらふく食うー
語源が魚のタラで別名
「大口魚」と呼ばれていて
魚の中でもエサを選ばぬ
大食漢でなー
養殖モノなぞ
ブクブク太って・・・

 

[asbel]

kimi wa totemo amai desu!

What means that? my girlfriend wrote me this all time
thanks

 

[Glenn]

"You're very sweet!"

 

[undrentide]

kimi wa totemo amai desu!
What means that? my girlfriend wrote me this all time
thanks

It really depends. If she says it just converting the common English expression into Japanese, it means exactly what Glenn san mentioned.
kimi wa = you (are)
totemo = very
amai desu = sweet

But when we describe someone as "sweet", we do not use the word "amai".
Most commonly used word is "yasashii" (which also means "gentle"), I think.
"Amai" is basically means the taste (sweet) and another meaning is "lenient", "easy", "wishful", "soft", "indulgent"... rather negative.
e.g.
kangae ga amai (your thought/idea is "amai") = it's your wishful thought.
kodomo ni amai (you are "amai" towards children) = you are soft/indulgent towards children.
gaado ga amai (guard is "amai") = have a poor guard

 

[kisaragi]

Hi, i need a translation:
first one:

また何かあったら知らせてください。

I dont understand the 知らせ part and the ら -form that precedes it.

What is this ra -form ? Doesn't this kanji 知 mean "to know" (shiru).

I'm guessing it's something like:
"if (later) there's something else please .... "

any help?

second one:
もしかれがCDを持ってたら、私はあなたにメールをおくりま
す。そうしたらあなたは私に音楽をおくらなくてもいいですよ。

I know the translation, I just don't (again) don't understand the
ら -form (like in 持ってたら and そうしたら).

I'm guessing it's something like "if .... ".

Thanks !!

 

[Fuumei]

I guess it's time for me to jump in here for once!

Hi, i need a translation:
first one:
また何かあったら知らせてください。
I dont understand the 知らせ part and the ら -form that precedes it.
What is this ra -form ? Doesn't this kanji 知 mean "to know" (shiru).

知らせる means to "inform" or "notify". The -たら form is attached to "て" form verbs to make a "When/If [verb] happens...." definition. So in translation, the meaning would be "When/If something happens again, let me know."

second one:
もしかれがCDを持ってたら、私はあなたにメールをおくりま
す。そうしたらあなたは私に音楽をおくらなくてもいいですよ。

そうする = そうしたら
そうしたら = "When you do that.." or also "When you do it so,"

 

[kisaragi]

alright, sounds good enough for me


thank you !

 

[Elizabeth]

Hi, i need a translation:
first one:
また何かあったら知らせてください。
I don't understand the 知らせ part and the ら -form that precedes it.
What is this ra -form ? Doesn't this kanji 知 mean "to know" (shiru).
I'm guessing it's something like:
"if (later) there's something else please .... "

Mata isn't necessarily "again" but may include "also," "besides," "in addition,"
"moreover" etc. -- as whatever else can be thought of.

 

[Fuumei]

一枚のパネルの大きさが少し変るだけで,.....

I'm curious about the usage of "で" here. The particle used is "が" so it isn't a direct object, correct? If that's so, then I can't say the sentence means "by changing [it] only a little...." or can I? I actually should know this, but I just need confirmation.

 

[Elizabeth]

一枚のパネルの大きさが少し変るだけで,.....
I'm curious about the usage of "で" here. The particle used is "が" so it isn't a direct object, correct? If that's so, then I can't say the sentence means "by changing [it] only a little...." or can I? I actually should know this, but I just need confirmation.

Only changes a little....この訳でほとんど問題ない

 

[Fuumei]

Only changes a little....この訳でほとんど問題ない

Let me write out the whole sentence to see you think it makes any difference to the meaning:
一枚のパネルの大きさが少し変るだけで, ボールの強さが全然違ってくるそうです.

What comes after "de" here sounds like a result from what happens before the comma. Sorry to bring this up further, but it's really bugging me. My book reads the phrase as a "If the size of a single panel is changed the ball's strength becomes completely different, I hear." Is this not a correct translation? As I said before, the de here is the culprit of my headache.

As for:
この訳でほとんど問題ない

I understand the rough translation I think. "By this reasoning, there is almost no problem". Am I far off?

I apologize in advance if I've blown your fuse Elizabeth-san.

 

[Elizabeth]

Let me write out the whole sentence to see you think it makes any difference to the meaning:
一枚のパネルの大きさが少し変るだけで, ボールの強さが全然違ってくるそうです.
What comes after "de" here sounds like a result from what happens before the comma. Sorry to bring this up further, but it's really bugging me. My book reads the phrase as a "If the size of a single panel is changed the ball's strength becomes completely different, I hear." Is this not a correct translation? As I said before, the de here is the culprit of my headache.

そうですね。原因と結果の関係といえるでしょう。「で」は、And then, because of, due to
ですよ。私の前の返事は「変る」という意味に限られましたので。。。

As for:
この訳でほとんど問題ない
I understand the rough translation I think. "By this reasoning, there is almost no problem". Am I far off?
I apologize in advance if I've blown your fuse Elizabeth-san.

けれど、この場合は、「訳は」「やく」だから、 This translation is without serious problems, will pass, is acceptable みたいな感じ。。。

とりあえず、まだ大丈夫ですよ。

 

[Fuumei]

私の前の返事は「変る」という意味に限られましたので。。。

前から完全に書き終わらなかったからごめんなさい .

Thanks for coming to my rescue again. Ok, off to have this make sense.

 

[niamh]

Hi,

I would love the translation for "Please send an email to this address."

Many thanks,

Niamh

 

[Elizabeth]

前から完全に書き終わらなかったからごめんなさい .
Thanks for coming to my rescue again. Ok, off to have this make sense.

いいえ、いいえ。。。。ただ、その最初の断片を見るだけで、ちょっと分かりにくいでした。

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

ちょっと分かりにくいでした。

Greetings from the Grammar Police!

It's not 分かりにくいでした, but rather 分かりにくかったです.

Sorry, but I have to say this considering the nature of this thread.