Need a word or phrase translated?

[Elizabeth]

Thanks, that one's been bugging me

I think it is an archaic, pre-Meiji form of "to be" related to 御座有る 【ござある】 and 在る etc.

 

[Toritoribe]

I think it is an archaic, pre-Meiji form of "to be" related to 御座有る 【ござある】 and 在る etc.

A dictionary says: ござります → ござんす → がんす

 

[airiRin]

Hi.
I want to ask the translation of some phrase.

1. Just wait until the teacher ask for it.
2. What are you talking about?

If possible, I want to know the polite form and the plain/casual form

Thanks in advance.

 

[Elizabeth]

Hi.
I want to ask the translation of some phrase.
1. Just wait until the teacher ask for it.

Just wait until the teacher asks for it. (Asks you to turn it in ?)

Sensei ni teishutsu suru you iwareru/motomerareru made wa, matte kudasai.

2. What are you talking about?

Again, you need some background. Nan ni tsuite/Nani wo hanashite imasuka ? is the easiest I think.

This is polite. I can't make a plain/casual form without knowing the situation of the speakers (age, sex, relationship etc).

 

[sl89]

Trying to translate a few sentences and would like any comments/thoughts/corrections that I can get on them.
First one:
はあ、メアリーさんが夢に出てきたと...
I see, so Mary appeared in your dream...

夢の中のメアリーさんはどうしてらっしゃったのですか?
Could this sentence be translated as
'Why was the Mary inside the dream there?'
or maybe 'Why did the Mary inside the dream appear?'
At first I thought, "Why did the Mary inside the dream come?" but it doesn't sound as natural.

 

[undrentide]

Trying to translate a few sentences and would like any comments/thoughts/corrections that I can get on them.
First one:
はあ、メアリーさんが夢に出てきたと...
I see, so Mary appeared in your dream...

夢の中のメアリーさんはどうしてらっしゃったのですか?
Could this sentence be translated as
'Why was the Mary inside the dream there?'
or maybe 'Why did the Mary inside the dream appear?'
At first I thought, "Why did the Mary inside the dream come?" but it doesn't sound as natural.

どうしてらっしゃった＝どうしていらっしゃった
いらっしゃった past tense of いらっしゃる which means (1) 来る (2) いる.
In this context it means the latter, so
"What was Mary doing in your dream?"
(The reason honorific/polite form is used for Mary is not clear to me.)

 

[sl89]

どうしてらっしゃった＝どうしていらっしゃった
いらっしゃった past tense of いらっしゃる which means (1) 来る (2) いる.
In this context it means the latter, so
"What was Mary doing in your dream?"
(The reason honorific/polite form is used for Mary is not clear to me.)

I see, thank you.

 

[sl89]

There's this sentence as well. I think I might have it, but I'm not sure how to best translate 深層心理

夢は深層心理の現れとも言いますし
Would the translation: It's said that dreams are deep psychological manifestations.
be alright to use in this case?

A little bit after this part, the other person in the dialogue is thinking to himself:
自分の気付いてないところで俺は... (the thought cuts off here)
I'm not sure how to translate this, I haven't had the opportunity to use/translate 自分 before.
自分 myself; I; me
気付いてない Don't recognize
ところで Even if

So maybe, "Even if I don't recognize it myself, I..." ?

 

[airiRin]

Just wait until the teacher asks for it. (Asks you to turn it in ?)

Sensei ni teishutsu suru you iwareru/motomerareru made wa, matte kudasai.


Again, you need some background. Nan ni tsuite/Nani wo hanashite imasuka ? is the easiest I think.

This is polite. I can't make a plain/casual form without knowing the situation of the speakers (age, sex, relationship etc).

For number 1, yes wait till the teacher ask to turn it in.
For number 2 is between male friends and age is early 20.

Thanks.

 

[Glenn]

There's this sentence as well. I think I might have it, but I'm not sure how to best translate 深層心理

夢は深層心理の現れとも言いますし
Would the translation: It's said that dreams are deep psychological manifestations.
be alright to use in this case?

Yeah, I'd say that works. It may be possible to tweak it and make it a little better, but 1) I can't think of anything better at the moment, and 2) you seem to be understanding it correctly.

A little bit after this part, the other person in the dialogue is thinking to himself:
自分の気付いてないところで俺は... (the thought cuts off here)
I'm not sure how to translate this, I haven't had the opportunity to use/translate 自分 before.
自分 myself; I; me
気付いてない Don't recognize
ところで Even if

So maybe, "Even if I don't recognize it myself, I..." ?

Looks good to me.

 

[Elizabeth]

A little bit after this part, the other person in the dialogue is thinking to himself:
自分の気付いてないところで俺は... (the thought cuts off here)
I'm not sure how to translate this, I haven't had the opportunity to use/translate 自分 before.
自分 myself; I; me
気付いてない Don't recognize
ところで Even if

So maybe, "Even if I don't recognize it myself, I..." ?

"Even if" or "no matter" is after a plain past form of a verb . More accurately "Ta tokoro de..."

This "tokorode" I would translate as "place" or "aspect."

 

[Glenn]

Yeah, I think Elizabeth is right, and it's more like "without realizing it I...". It's hard to give a really good translation without the rest of the sentence or context, though.

Man, I'm slipping up a lot lately.

 

[Toritoribe]

A: 夢は深層心理の現れとも言いますし
B: 自分の気付いてないところで俺は...

It seems that he is talking about an aspect of himself where he is unaware of.

 

[sl89]

Yeah, I'd say that works. It may be possible to tweak it and make it a little better, but 1) I can't think of anything better at the moment, and 2) you seem to be understanding it correctly.
Looks good to me. :emoji_thumbsup:

"Even if" or "no matter" is after a plain past form of a verb . More accurately "Ta tokoro de..."
This "tokorode" I would translate as "place" or "aspect."

Yeah, I think Elizabeth is right, and it's more like "without realizing it I...". It's hard to give a really good translation without the rest of the sentence or context, though.
Man, I'm slipping up a lot lately. :emoji_frowning2:

A: 夢は深層心理の現れとも言いますし
B: 自分の気付いてないところで俺は...
It seems that he is talking about an aspect of himself where he is unaware of.

Thank you all for helping. <3

 

[AnnieJ]

I have to translate this sentence into Japanese:
Since his dad passed away (i.e., he had to suffer the passing of his dad), Takeshi has had to work at a factory from early morning to late at night.
I'm confused on where to start! Am I supposed to be using passive for "suffer the passing of his dad"?

 

[Elizabeth]

I have to translate this sentence into Japanese:
Since his dad passed away (i.e., he had to suffer the passing of his dad), Takeshi has had to work at a factory from early morning to late at night.
I'm confused on where to start! Am I supposed to be using passive for "suffer the passing of his dad"?

Something like 父親に死なれた時から or 父親が死んだ時から is how I would start.

 

[AnnieJ]

Something like 父親に死なれた時から or 父親が死んだ時から is how I would start.

I think 死んだ時から works better in the context of the sentence. Thanks!

Now... another question! I got my test back so I am trying to correct it to understand the mistakes I made

One question I missed asked: "What did you wish your parents let you do?" I need to use causative+ auxiliary verb.

So would I say: 子供の時、私は両親にテレビゲームをさせてほしかったです or would it end with させてもらってほしかったです ? (I think the former would imply that I wished they made me play video games, but I might be wrong...)

いつもいつもありがとう！

 

[Toritoribe]

One question I missed asked: "What did you wish your parents let you do?" I need to use causative+ auxiliary verb.

So would I say: 子供の時、私は両親にテレビゲームをさせてほしかったです or would it end with させてもらってほしかったです ? (I think the former would imply that I wished they made me play video games, but I might be wrong...)

させてほしかった is not incorrect, but させてもらいたかった might be more natural.

 

[AnnieJ]

させてほしかった is not incorrect, but させてもらいたかった might be more natural.

Ah, you're right! But if I use させてもらいたかった, is the implication still that I didn't get to do x (which in my sentence is playing video games)? Or could the implication also be that I wished my parents let me do x at some point, but then I didn't want it anymore? :?

Sorry I'm asking such picky questions! Japanese always seems to have implications that are not apparent in translations....

 

[sl89]

I'm a little confused on how to translate this sentence:
身に覚えも無いのに避けられるなんて納得いかないぞ！

Is 身に覚え here used like 身に覚えのあるの?
避けられる is potential form, so it's expressing the ability to avoid?

Would it be something like "Not remembering the reason for avoiding me isn't convincing!"? It sounds kind of awkward.

Here's a couple sentences spoken before that one (context would probably help a bit):
理由をいえよ！
Tell me the reason!
君は理由も無く人を避けるのかい？
You're not the type of person who'd avoid others without a reason, right?
身に覚えも無いのに避けられるなんて納得いかないぞ！
Not remembering the reason for avoiding me isn't convincing! (?)

Is this translation accurate? Any ideas on how to translate the sentence in question in a way that sounds more natural?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Glenn]

It's more like "I won't stand for being avoided for no reason" or "without knowing the reason".

 

[Elizabeth]

Ah, you're right! But if I use させてもらいたかった, is the implication still that I didn't get to do x (which in my sentence is playing video games)? Or could the implication also be that I wished my parents let me do x at some point, but then I didn't want it anymore? :?
Sorry I'm asking such picky questions! Japanese always seems to have implications that are not apparent in translations....

自由に etc. could be used to modify "play" or "allow" as in "allow me to play freely" or "freely allow me" to imply that while you may have done it on the side, it wasn't a condoned activity.

させてもらいたかった doesn't in itself hide a meaning beyond the obvious translation. :note:

 

[sl89]

It's more like "I won't stand for being avoided for no reason" or "without knowing the reason".

Ah, that makes sense.
Thank you.

身に覚えがある is only used when referring to one's own memory, right?

 

[sl89]

Does anyone know what this means?
好きじゃなきゃこんなに気にしないだろ

The "きゃ" in here is not something I've tried translating before, so I'm not sure.
Is it "なきゃ" like "unless one ...; if one does not ...; cannot do without something; have to do"?
So, could it be something like "It bothers me that I can't help liking him/her"?

 

[Glenn]

Ah, that makes sense.
Thank you.
身に覚えがある is only used when referring to one's own memory, right?

That I'm not sure about. It was new to me, and I had to look it up.

Does anyone know what this means?
好きじゃなきゃこんなに気にしないだろ

The "きゃ" in here is not something I've tried translating before, so I'm not sure.
Is it "なきゃ" like "unless one ...; if one does not ...; cannot do without something; have to do"?
So, could it be something like "It bothers me that I can't help liking him/her"?

It's the same as なければ. It's a contraction of it, actually. That should help your translation efforts.