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[lamshopping]

私が神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた帝都テレビの友人に電話したところ
私が神宮寺さんを捜していることすら漏らしていないと言っていました。

Core of this sentence is
（私が）友人に電話したところ、（その友人は）～と言っていました。

私が神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた
帝都テレビの
Both modify 友人

So (a) is correct as interpretation of the above sentence.

I called a friend at Teito TV whom I've asked about you (= Jinguji san),
but he said that he did not even mention (to the third party) that I was looking for you.

Thank you so much for that response Underntide. I've been scratching my head at the sentence for quite some time. It was a very detailed response and just what I wanted to know.

All I can say is, これからも宜しくおお願いします！

Edit: I originally had another question but I don't want to bother you too much at one time.

 

[undrentide]

Thank you so much for that response Underntide. I've been scratching my head at the sentence for quite some time. It was a very detailed response and just what I wanted to know.

All I can say is, これからも宜しくおお願いします！

Edit: I originally had another question but I don't want to bother you too much at one time.

どういたしまして。 You're welcome.


If you have more questions (sorry if I missed one in your previous post), please do post them here. I'm sure other members are ready to answer your questions.

 

[Elizabeth]

Thank you so much for that response Underntide. I've been scratching my head at the sentence for quite some time. It was a very detailed response and just what I wanted to know.
All I can say is, これからも宜しくおお願いします！
Edit: I originally had another question but I don't want to bother you too much at one time.

It is confusing with the relative clause 神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた帝都テレビの友人 alone, minus 私が、 seemingly referring to 帝都テレビの友人 who did the asking.

 

[dantedh]

Hey guys I need some help here....I can't tell here what help I need because it's against forums rules...:emoji_frowning2:
If anyone could help me translate something prohibited here. Please PM me.
I know it sounds weird...

 

[lamshopping]

It is confusing with the relative clause 神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた帝都テレビの友人 alone, minus 私が、 referring to 帝都テレビの友人 who did the asking.

Exactly my thoughts Elizabeth san.

 

[Toritoribe]

Hello everyone
Would someone be able to translate the following passage for me?
私が神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた帝都テレビの友人に電話したところ私が神宮寺さんを捜していることすら漏らしていないと言っていました。
The scenario is that person A (私) is speaking to a person named Jinguuji.
Now what I am a little confused about is the part highlighted in bold. Is the speaker saying either
a) I contacted a friend at Teito television who I asked about you
or does it mean
b) I contacted a friend at Teito television who asked about you
The confusing bit is WHO asked about Jinguuji. Would anyone be able to clear this up for me?
I've been thinking about this passage for quite some time.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

Purely grammatically, both a and b are possible even with 私が.

私が、神宮寺さんの事を尋ねた帝都テレビの友人に電話したところ (Thus, 私が is the subject of 電話した.)

But, in the main clause, the fact that I was looking for 神宮寺さん is said. So, it's natural to judge that the person who asked about 神宮寺さん is "I" from the meaning.

 

[nero12]

Hello everyone

Are there any translations/interpretations for こんなんでも other than straightforward "even if it's difficult/not easy" (i.e. assuming it's 困難でも). Could there be some sort of colloquial contraction perhaps?

Thanks in advance!

 

[undrentide]

Hello everyone

Are there any translations/interpretations for こんなんでも other than straightforward "even if it's difficult/not easy" (i.e. assuming it's 困難でも). Could there be some sort of colloquial contraction perhaps?

Thanks in advance!

こんなんでも＝こんなのでも（＝こんなものでも）
Translation varies depending on the context, but generally it means "even such a thing" "even something like this" etc.

e.g.
ペンキを塗るときに着る服がほしいんだけど...
I want something to wear when I paint the wall.
古くなったＴシャツならあるよ。こんなんでもよければどうぞ。
Ｉ've got an old T shirt. If you don't mind such a shabby stuff, you can take it.

 

[nero12]

こんなんでも＝こんなのでも（＝こんなものでも）
Translation varies depending on the context, but generally it means "even such a thing" "even something like this" etc.
e.g.
ペンキを塗るときに着る服がほしいんだけど...
I want something to wear when I paint the wall.
古くなったＴシャツならあるよ。こんなんでもよければどうぞ。
Ｉ've got an old T shirt. If you don't mind such a shabby stuff, you can take it.

A-ha... I suspected something like that. Thanks a lot!

 

[JoeTheHunter]

Thanks neokai, and Elizabeth for the answer.

Anyone could translate these to Japanese please:

Who did you saw yesterday?
I saw them yesterday.

To whom did you give the pen?
I gave him the pen.

Thanks.

 

[BigBoss4]

Could someone help me with/check the following sentence:

まがったことや悪は許しておけず

I tried "it will not condone the corrupt and evil" but I'm not sure if that's a mistake, can "ya" also mean "or" or is that just me?

 

[Ashikaga]

Could someone help me with/check the following sentence:

まがったことや悪は許しておけず

I tried "it will not condone the corrupt and evil" but I'm not sure if that's a mistake, can "ya" also mean "or" or is that just me?

This is just a part of a longer sentence. On its own, it does not make much sense.
I cannot stress enough the importance of posting not just the part of the sentence that you are having trouble understanding but the whole sentence.

 

[BigBoss4]

This is the whole sentence:

性格はいたって穏やかだが、まがったことや悪は許しておけず、相手が改心するまで攻撃の手を緩めることはない

And I've tried "Its personality is very gentle, however it will not condone the corrupt and evil, and doesn't slacken its attacks until the opponent reforms."

 

[Ashikaga]

This is the whole sentence:

性格はいたって穏やかだが、まがったことや悪は許しておけず、相手が改心するまで攻撃の手を緩めることはない

And I've tried "Its personality is very gentle, however it will not condone the corrupt and evil, and doesn't slacken its attacks until the opponent reforms."

Your translation looks good to me.

 

[Chidoriashi]

Though his personality is extremely gentile, he will not allow twisted and evil ways, and until his opponent changes those ways there is no need for him to let up on his assault.

Hmm, its is kind of a tough sentence and not really knowing the context makes it hard to translate, but I suppose that is how I would say it. But I am not a native speaker of Japanese so my interpretation could be wrong.

 

[undrentide]

This is the whole sentence:

性格はいたって穏やかだが、まがったことや悪は許しておけず、相手が改心するまで攻撃の手を緩めることはない

And I've tried "Its personality is very gentle, however it will not condone the corrupt and evil, and doesn't slacken its attacks until the opponent reforms."

性格はいたって穏やかだが、まがったことや悪は許しておけず、相手が改心するまで攻撃の手を緩めることはな い

It's a description about a person, and to be precise it is not his personality but himself who would not tolerate deviousness and evil... (And this deviousness and evil is not himself but what he finds in others.)

Here's my attempt:
Although he is gentle by nature, he cannot tolerate deviousness and evil, and would never slack in his atack until they mend their ways.
(note: he = the person described here, they = those who are devious/evil.)

 

[Elizabeth]

Thanks neokai, and Elizabeth for the answer.
Anyone could translate these to Japanese please:
Who did you saw yesterday?
I saw them yesterday.
To whom did you give the pen?
I gave him the pen.
Thanks.

I'll do the second. You try the first.

Dare ni pen wo ageta no desuka?

Kare ni (sore wo) ageta no desu.

 

[JoeTheHunter]

I'll do the second. You try the first.
Dare ni pen wo ageta no desuka?
Kare ni (sore wo) ageta no desu.

Okay, thank you so much.
Who did you saw yesterday?
Kinou dare o mimashita ka?
(I'm not sure about the position of kinou.)
I saw them yesterday.
Kinou karera o mimashita.

 

[Elizabeth]

Okay, thank you so much.
Who did you saw yesterday?
Kinou dare o mimashita ka?
(I'm not sure about the position of kinou.)
I saw them yesterday.
Kinou karera o mimashita.

昨日 誰 に 会いましたか。means "who did you meet yesterday ?"

 

[JoeTheHunter]

昨日 誰 に 会いましたか。means "who did you meet yesterday ?"

I've meant that I just saw them, but didn't meet them.

Thanks for the answer.

 

[Elizabeth]

I've meant that I just saw them, but didn't meet them.

Thanks for the answer.

Grammatically speaking, it is fine. Although I can't think of a context "Who did you see yesterday?" is the most natural way to say anything, for English or Japanese. Maybe prompting someone to relate their sighting of a prominent person would be the extent of it. And English normally accepts "see" as a paraphrase for "meet."

 

[JoeTheHunter]

Grammatically speaking, it is fine. Although I can't think of a context "Who did you see yesterday?" is the most natural way to say anything, for English or Japanese. Maybe prompting someone to relate their sighting of a prominent person would be the extent of it. And English normally accepts "see" as a paraphrase for "meet."

I thought about this:

A: I saw ????? yesterday. He was far away from me, and didn't notice me.
B: What? Who did you see yesterday?

But yeah, I don't think it would be a common sentence.

 

[Elizabeth]

I thought about this:

A: I saw ????? yesterday. He was far away from me, and didn't notice me.
B: What? Who did you see yesterday?

But yeah, I don't think it would be a common sentence.

Just something like えっ？ (何だって) だれ？？！！ etc. So you probably wouldn't repeat the entire verb clause (see yesterday) either. One case, though, if the listerner felt it is impossible this situation could have existed, there would be the need for a greater clarification. If that is what you had in mind, yes, then it is quite obviously common.

 

[JoeTheHunter]

Just something like えっ？ (何だって) だれ？？！！ etc. So you probably wouldn't repeat the entire verb clause (see yesterday) either. One case, though, if the listener felt it is impossible this situation could have existed, there would be the need for a greater clarification. If that is what you had in mind, yes, then it is quite obviously common.

Oh, I see. Thank you, it was useful.

 

[Ryuk]

How's my translation on this one (I'm trying to get better at reading the news):

" 新型インフルの国内 流行 を宣言"

New type influenza [ownership] domestic fashion [object] declared
A new strain of domestic style influenza has been declared

The main point here I suppose, is that I'm not really sure how 流行 works.

Thanking you