Need a word or phrase translated?

[sl89]

That I'm not sure about. It was new to me, and I had to look it up.
It's the same as なければ. It's a contraction of it, actually. That should help your translation efforts.

I see, thank you.
So,
好きじゃない to dislike
なきゃ/なければ unless one ...; if one does not ...
こんなに so; like this; in this way
気にしない to not be bothered by something; to not mind something; to not worry

For the sentence 好きじゃなきゃこんなに気にしないだろ do you think the translation, "I'm not that bothered as long as I'm not disliked" would work?
It sounds a little weird to me, I think I may have something wrong.

 

[Glenn]

I think it's you who's liking, so "I wouldn't be so worried if I didn't like (you)" or something along those lines.

 

[sl89]

I think it's you who's liking, so "I wouldn't be so worried if I didn't like (you)" or something along those lines.

That makes more sense, thank you.

 

[82riceballs]

Hey everyone!

I was trying to translate this sentence:
イエス・キリストは神と人を愛する生き方が人間に相応しい自己実現の道であると教えました。本学園の創立者アルフォンス・ヘンリック神父は、このイエス・キリストの教えを学園教育の土台としました。

But I come up with the following awkward translation when I try to keep as much of the original statement as possible (i.e. be as literal as possible):
Jesus Christ taught that people's appropriate path to self-fulfillment is leading a life loving others and the Lord. Alphonse Heinrich, the founder of our academy, made this teaching of Jesus Christ the foundation of our academy's education.

Would the following translation make more sense?
Jesus Christ taught that the appropriate path to self-fulfillment is achieved by loving others and the Lord. Alphonse Heinrich, the founder of our academy, made this teaching of Jesus Christ the foundation of our academy's education.

(The 2nd sentence is the same, but the first sentence is slightly less awkward...)

Are there any better ways to translate this?

 

[Elizabeth]

Hey everyone!

I was trying to translate this sentence:
イエス・キリストは神と人を愛する生き方が人間に相応しい自己実現の道であると教えました。本学園の創立者アルフォンス・ヘンリック神父は、このイエス・キリストの教えを学園教育の土台としました。

But I come up with the following awkward translation when I try to keep as much of the original statement as possible (i.e. be as literal as possible):
Jesus Christ taught that people's appropriate path to self-fulfillment is leading a life loving others and the Lord. Alphonse Heinrich, the founder of our academy, made this teaching of Jesus Christ the foundation of our academy's education.

Would the following translation make more sense?
Jesus Christ taught that the appropriate path to self-fulfillment is achieved by loving others and the Lord. Alphonse Heinrich, the founder of our academy, made this teaching of Jesus Christ the foundation of our academy's education.

(The 2nd sentence is the same, but the first sentence is slightly less awkward...)

Are there any better ways to translate this?

Terms of self-realization/awareness sound awkward in this context because they derive from a secular obsession with human wisdom or personal achievement over genuine spirituality. I would deviate from the literal and go with something like "Jesus Christ taught that to lead a life of love for Him and others fulfilled God's will and purpose for human life."

It's still a bit funny but the best I can come up with on spur of the moment.

 

[Toritoribe]

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? :?

It depends on the context. There's no difference between させてほしかった and させてもらいたかった about that. You can use 子供のときは、させてほしかった/させてもらいたかった when to imply "I wished at that point, but now I don't".

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

It can refer to "your/someone else's memory", for instance, in the expression like お前も身に覚えがあるだろう？, 彼も身に覚えがあるはずだ.

 

[82riceballs]

Terms of self-realization/awareness sound awkward in this context because they derive from a secular obsession with human wisdom or personal achievement over genuine spirituality. I would deviate from the literal and go with something like "Jesus Christ taught that to lead a life of love for Him and others fulfilled God's will and purpose for human life."

It's still a bit funny but the best I can come up with on spur of the moment.

Thanks!! Your translation definitely makes more sense

I have anther question:
暁星学園に学ぶ生徒たちが、神の声を聞き、真理の光に導かれて、自己実現の道を力強く歩むことを願いつつ、教育を行っています。
Could this sentence be translated as: "Students who learn at Gyosei Academy have an education while wishing to hear the voice of the Lord, to be led by the light of truth, and to vigorously walk the path of self-fulfillment."

 

[Glenn]

I don't know if you've checked on this already, but Wikipedia has pages on 自己実現 and self-actualization. They're linked to each other.

 

[bottoms]

Can someone translate this please.
今日英語の授業があったけどレベルが低くて 楽しくなかったです

 

[Elizabeth]

Can someone translate this please.
今日英語の授業があったけどレベルが低くて 楽しくなかったです

Though I had English class today, the level was low so it wasn't fun.

 

[bottoms]

Though I had English class today, the level was low so it wasn't fun. :

Thank you:::

 

[Half-n-Half]

Sorry if this has been answered before but I can't figure this out. I saw this pattern as well as heard it so it can't be too uncommon. They were both:

～なきゃいいと思っている/じゃん

The part I can't figure out is the ～なきゃいい part. I learned that なきゃ can be used as an abbreviation for the must/have to do forms but then it is usually followed by だめ・いけない・ならない or nothing at all, not いい。 My guess is that it is either a set phrase and is another "should" form or isn't a set phrase at all and means "good that (you/we) must do something".

Anyway, thanks for the help.

 

[epigene]

Sorry if this has been answered before but I can't figure this out. I saw this pattern as well as heard it so it can't be too uncommon. They were both:

～なきゃいいと思っている/じゃん

The part I can't figure out is the ～なきゃいい part. I learned that なきゃ can be used as an abbreviation for the must/have to do forms but then it is usually followed by だめ・いけない・ならない or nothing at all, not いい。 My guess is that it is either a set phrase and is another "should" form or isn't a set phrase at all and means "good that (you/we) must do something".

Anyway, thanks for the help.

It's the casual form of:

しなければいいと思っている/でしょう。

...meaning "good if you don't" (Sorry for the brief post!)

 

[Half-n-Half]

Thanks for the explanation, no need to apologize!

Can't believe I didn't realize しなきゃ＝しなければ ...

 

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for the explanation, no need to apologize!

Can't believe I didn't realize しなきゃ＝しなければ ...

～きゃ ＝ ～ければ

 

[82riceballs]

I don't know if you've checked on this already, but Wikipedia has pages on 自己実現 and self-actualization. They're linked to each other.

Thanks! I wasn't aware that self-actualization was an actual term

Also, can someone help me understand this sentence?
Basically, I'm confused as to which part(s) of the sentence つつ modifies...
暁星学園に学ぶ生徒たちが、神の声を聞き、真理の光に 導かれて、自己実現の道を力強く歩むことを願いつつ、 教育を行っています。
Is it saying: Students...have an education while wishing to hear the voice of the Lord, to be led by the light of truth, and to vigorously walk the path of self-actualization.
or is it saying: Students...hear the voice of the Lord, are led by the light of truth, and have an education while vigorously walking the path of self-actualization.

I'm also having difficulty understanding this statement about the 通勤地獄 that Tokyo is:
常識では考えられないような密度で人間を箱に詰め込んで、一時間以上にわたって運ぶという非常識なことをやらざるを得ない。
I understand the first half to mean "People are crammed into boxes so tightly that it's unimaginable by common sense" but I don't understand how "hakobu" fits into this statement...

よろしくお願いします!

 

[AnnieJ]

最近、たばこを吸う人の数はだんだん.... 減っていった or 減ってきた? What is the difference and which is correct to complete the sentence? I'm so confused!

 

[Elizabeth]

最近、たばこを吸う人の数はだんだん.... 減っていった or 減ってきた? What is the difference and which is correct to complete the sentence? I'm so confused!

減っていった to me sounds like it was a phenomenon that took place in the past and may not be decreasing anymore.

But I don't want to do a test or homework if this wasn't explained in class.

 

[AnnieJ]

減っていった to me sounds like it was a phenomenon that took place in the past and may not be decreasing anymore.

But I don't want to do a test or homework if this wasn't explained in class.

Lol, this is on my homework, and it's totally cool if I get it wrong, as I'll probably get it wrong anyway! We just switched to a new textbook called An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese (because we finished Genki I and II). The department made accompanying packet pages to do in addition to workbook pages. So this is one of those weird questions.

It seems like the suggestion is that less people are smoking (in the sentence)? だんだん means gradually, right? and 減る means... to decrease/become less? :?

Ah well, no worries. It's only one question among many

 

[Elizabeth]

Not to spoil the fun even more, but you already understand ～ていった as "went ～～", right ? And now きた describes the verb as "is/has been coming" or "has come"....

 

[AnnieJ]

Not to spoil the fun even more, but you already understand ～ていった as "went ～～", right ? And now きた describes the verb as "is/has been coming" or "has come"....

I don't know why, I understand ～ていった more than ～きた, lol. And I think because we've never been taught to use きた, it makes less sense to me! So something きた, (let's say "上手になってきます") means that the verb is coming/has come to be so ("are coming to be good at")?

And in my original example then, the number of smokers has been gradually decreasing (～減ってきた)... right? I think I'm starting to get this... lol.

 

[Elizabeth]

Thanks! I wasn't aware that self-actualization was an actual term
Also, can someone help me understand this sentence?
Basically, I'm confused as to which part(s) of the sentence つつ modifies...
暁星学園に学ぶ生徒たちが、神の声を聞き、真理の光に 導かれて、自己実現の道を力強く歩むことを願いつつ、 教育を行っています。
Is it saying: Students...have an education while wishing to hear the voice of the Lord, to be led by the light of truth, and to vigorously walk the path of self-actualization.
or is it saying: Students...hear the voice of the Lord, are led by the light of truth, and have an education while vigorously walking the path of self-actualization.

Students....learn (or pursue an education) while wishing to hear the voice of the Lord, being led/guided by the light of truth, and vigorously walking the path of self-actualization.

I'm also having difficulty understanding this statement about the 通勤地獄 that Tokyo is:
常識では考えられないような密度で人間を箱に詰め込んで、一時間以上にわたって運ぶという非常識なことをやらざるを得ない。
I understand the first half to mean "People are crammed into boxes so tightly that it's unimaginable by common sense" but I don't understand how "hakobu" fits into this statement...
よろしくお願いします!

It is saying "carrying for more than an hour defies common sense."

 

[Jericho Desu]

だけでも, is this like "if you just..." or "even if you just..." depending on the context? The sentence I'm seeing this in is:
ちょっと山のほうに行くだけでも、ここよりずっとよく見えるぞ
Something like "if you just go towards (the) hill, you will see (the stars in this case) much more better" ?

 

[CatDad]

Uhg, I'm just not having a good time with this sentence. And I've never seen "できず" before...

休日は家で仕事をしないことにしているのに、今週はどうしても金曜日に終わらせることができず、持って帰ってきた。

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[masaegu]

Uhg, I'm just not having a good time with this sentence. And I've never seen "できず" before...
休日は家で仕事をしないことにしているのに、今週はどうしても金曜日に終わらせることができず、持って帰ってきた。
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The ず is the continuative form of the auxiliary verb ぬ, which is used to negate a verb.

できず ＝ できなくて