Need a word or phrase translated?

[undrentide]

Hello

I have stocked some sentences that I understand the meaning of the but am not sure what the Hirogana is. Can anyone help?

Hmm, sorry I'm not sure what exactly you're looking for...
If you want to know the hiragana (or how to "read" those kanji), then

1. ある種の幸福 - is it ある『しゅ』のこうふく？

Yes, 「あるしゅのこうふく」 a sort/kind of hapiness.

2. 三千余 (referring to a number of troops) - is it さんせん『あまり』？

Depends on the context, it could be either さんぜんよ or さんぜんあまり.
In formal writing (history books, for example), on-yomi is employed for 余, while in speech kun-yomi （あまり） tends to be used. And when written, あまり is often written in hiragaana or with okurigana り i.e. 余り.

三千 is さんぜん, by the way.

3. あなたが間に入り (referring to a person who enters the middle of an argument to hopefully resolve the problem)

あなたがあいだにはいり

4. 末の妹

すえのいもうと the youngest sister

5. そういう面での苦労はそんなにない (the meaning is "oh if you look at it THAT way, than it's not too tough) is it そういう『めん』？

Yes, そういうめん (面 = aspect)

6. 牛がいつ人を食ったってんだよ - I know the meaning is 'since when did cows eat people!?' but the last part is a bit jumbled up.
Is it 牛がいつ人を食たって言んだよ？
if it is not, than what is the part 『たってんだよ』？

た is a part of conjugation (past form) of 食う（食った）.
ってんだよ＝って言うんだよ＝と言うんだよ

 

[Fuumei]

スケールの大きさ、映像の美しさ、もちろんこれらも黒沢の映画のすばらしさだろう。

"The hugeness of scale, the beauty of the image, of course these also are the magnificence of kurozawa's movies."

I had a bit of trouble with "korera mo", and wasn't sure how it fit with this sentence, but I think I got it correct. If anyone can verify it, I'd appreciate it of course. Thank you.

 

[undrentide]

スケールの大きさ、映像の美しさ、もちろんこれらも黒沢の映画のすばらしさだろう。
"The hugeness of scale, the beauty of the image, of course these also are the magnificence of kurozawa's movies."
I had a bit of trouble with "korera mo", and wasn't sure how it fit with this sentence, but I think I got it correct. If anyone can verify it, I'd appreciate it of course. Thank you.

これら referrs to スケールの大きさ and 映像の美しさ.
Yes, you did get it right.

 

[lamshopping]

Thank you undertide. That was very informative.

I was trying to ask what the hiragana is for the kanji. There is usually a variety of ways to read the kanji and in those sentences, it wasn't clear which one to use.

 

[Jayern]

How do you ask someone when is s/he going back to japan?

 

[epigene]

How do you ask someone when is s/he going back to japan?

いつ日本に帰るんですか？
A bit more formal: いつ日本に帰るのですか？
More casual: いつ日本に帰るの？

Itsu Nihon ni kaerundesuka?
Itsu Nihon ni kaeru no desuka?
Itsu Nihon ni kaeru no?

 

[Fuumei]

これら referrs to スケールの大きさ and 映像の美しさ.
Yes, you did get it right.

ああ。。なるほど。 おかげさまで、はっきりと分かります。お返事おそくなって
しまってすみません。この週末は随分いそがしかったんです。そしてなにもでき
なかったような気がする。不甲斐ないばかりにかなと時々思います。

 

[Elizabeth]

いつ日本に帰るんですか？
A bit more formal: いつ日本に帰るのですか？
More casual: いつ日本に帰るの？
Itsu Nihon ni kaerundesuka?
Itsu Nihon ni kaeru no desuka?
Itsu Nihon ni kaeru no?

This is for someone that lives there. Is that what you were asking about ?

For a foreigner returning for another visit, it's the same except you'd use "ikundesuka" or "ikimasuka" instead of "kaeru." Probably not what you meant, but that's the easiest change, anyway...

 

[Elizabeth]

ああ。。なるほど。 おかげさまで、はっきりと分かります。お返事おそくなって
しまってすみません。この週末は随分いそがしかったんです。そしてなにもでき
なかったような気がする。不甲斐ないばかりにかなと時々思います。

いいえ、全然心配しないで。。皆さんには、優秀なスタッフが揃っていますね。

 

[cacawate]

The world's throw up?!

So, I've come across this idiom, and I can't wrap my head around it: 世界の嘔吐して君臨し
Unless it's a mistype of some sort, I'm clueless. By the way, I first saw it in an old NES game in all hiragana: せかいのおうとしてくんりんし
Thanks in advance.

 

[undrentide]

So, I've come across this idiom, and I can't wrap my head around it: 世界の嘔吐して君臨し
Unless it's a mistype of some sort, I'm clueless. By the way, I first saw it in an old NES game in all hiragana: せかいのおうとしてくんりんし
Thanks in advance.

I believe it is just a problem of kana-kanji conversion.
世界の王として君臨し rule(s) as the king of the world

 

[cacawate]

Oh my gosh. I can't believe I didn't see that.

Thank you so much, Unrentide.

 

[Jayern]

This is for someone that lives there. Is that what you were asking about ?

yea it is.

thanks epigene and elizabeth!

 

[Fuumei]

90%以上の得点があげられるにちがいない。

I'm not quite sure what "あげられる" means here. Obviously it's the potential form of "ageru", but that can mean a whole lot of things.

As for the end "ni chigainai" I take that as "There is no mistake (in that..)"

Thanks everyone.

 

[Elizabeth]

90%以上の得点があげられるにちがいない。
I'm not quite sure what "あげられる" means here. Obviously it's the potential form of "ageru", but that can mean a whole lot of things.
As for the end "ni chigainai" I take that as "There is no mistake (in that..)"
Thanks everyone.

Prob'ly passive not potential. You will surely be given a score over 90%....does it make the most sense for your context ?

 

[epigene]

90%以上の得点があげられるにちがいない。
I'm not quite sure what "あげられる" means here. Obviously it's the potential form of "ageru", but that can mean a whole lot of things.

As for the end "ni chigainai" I take that as "There is no mistake (in that..)"
Thanks everyone.

I think you're quite right:
There is no doubt that [I/you/he/she, etc] will be able to score 90% or higher.

得点をあげる: To raise the score--transitive
得点があがる: Score rises--intransitive
(I hope I got the terminology right! )

 

[orochi]

Rather than "raising scores", isn't this more an issue of "scoring".

 

[Elizabeth]

I think you're quite right:
There is no doubt that [I/you/he/she, etc] will be able to score 90% or higher.
得点をあげる: To raise the score--transitive
得点があがる: Score rises--intransitive
(I hope I got the terminology right! )

英語には違う語尾変化の数が三つ動詞だけですよね。
日本語って本当に大変....


Oh, maybe (well, naturally) my translation was too literal.
得点があげられる (can raise the score (to a certain point, from a certain point) OR can score ? I would have used 得点する)

 

[orochi]

Looks to be 得点を挙げる (to score) to me. Hard to tell without context, though.

 

[Fuumei]

Wow, that's some fantastic teamwork from everyone. Amazing job everyone. Also, sorry for not providing more context. It's a sentence from a Japanese Proficiency Test Preparation Book (Level 1 & 2). I've gotten rather far on translating and understanding it on my own, but of course there are sentences that cause confusion. Magirawashii mono ga ooi da na.

Once again, thanks everyone for their input. I'd be lost without you.

 

[cacawate]

住みよい世界にしてはもらえぬか

I've never really come across ～してはもらえません before. I've seen ～してもらえません before lots, and I can definitely glean the difference, but I guess I would like to see discussion on this, or possibly examples that a native speaker has heard before.

When you hear ～してはもらえません what do you think of? What image comes to mind? What sentences do you think of right away?

Thanks to everyone in advance.

 

[epigene]

住みよい世界にしてはもらえぬか
I've never really come across ～してはもらえません before. I've seen ～してもらえません before lots, and I can definitely glean the difference, but I guess I would like to see discussion on this, or possibly examples that a native speaker has heard before.
When you hear ～してはもらえません what do you think of? What image comes to mind? What sentences do you think of right away?
Thanks to everyone in advance.

I don't have the exact term for it, but it's old-style Japanese meaning ～もらえないか？
Today, you hear it in period drama and anime, spoken by males or noblewomen speaking to subordinates.
It is not completely obsolete and is applied in adjective phrases such as 消えぬ夢 (dream that does not disappear).

Addendum:
Sorry, I'm always in a rush here and do commit these bloopers!

Compared to してもらえない , してはもらえない is slightly more emphatic, adding a hint of disappointment and sadness. For this reason, it is not often used in everyday conversation (how often do you express sadness?) and very often in writing, although it is not restricted to written Japanese.

もう、愛してはもらえないのね。(You don't love me any more)
子供の時のように、だっこしてはもらいないので、さびしいです。(I'm sad because you no longer pick me up and hold me [the way you did] when I was a child.)

 

[cacawate]

Thank you for the quick response, and thank you for putting that it is usually spoken to subordinates. This gives me a clearer image in my head.

What I was focusing on, however, was the は in してはもらえない as opposed to just してもらえない. Is this also what you were referring to?

I'm somewhat already familiar with the ぬ conjugation.

Addendum:

Amazing. I couldn't have asked for a better answer.

 

[J44xm]

こんにちは。聞きたいことがあるのですが。

「ほしふる」（星降る？）とはどういう意味ですか。ALCによると、「星降る夜」とは「night sky full of stars // star-spangled night」という意味だそうです。それで、「流れ星」のようなことというわけではありませんか。

よろしくお願いします。

 

[epigene]

こんにちは。聞きたいことがあるのですが。

「ほしふる」（星降る？）とはどういう意味ですか。ALCによると、「星降る夜」とは「night sky full of stars // star-spangled night」という意味だそうです。それで、「流れ星」のようなことというわけではありませんか。

よろしくお願いします。

「星が降るほどたくさんある」という意味なので、night sky full of stars と書いてあったのだと思います。
もちろん、流れ星を含んでいてもＯＫだと思いますよ。