Well, as far as context goes, it was on the same page where someone had just fallen.
Need a word or phrase translated?
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Well, as far as context goes, it was on the same page where someone had just fallen.
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sukuwareruHey there!
Could any1 tell me please, what does sukuwarete mean? I know sukū is "to save", but I don't know what does "warete" mean and what does "sukuwarete" mean because of this.
Could any1 explain please? Arigatou gozaimasu:
Japanese verb conjugation - Wikipedia
sukuwarete
Japanese verb conjugation - Wikipedia
See "Usage" of the -te form.
Glenn
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It's better not to use vowel-lengthening marks verbs ending in u that follows another u, because it skews the morpheme boundary (I guess you could call it that). u is the verb ending, and suku is the root. It's better to keep them separate and perhaps use an apostrophe to mark the boundary, like suku'u (same with ku'u). Although you could probably leave out the apostrophe. Of course, the best way to do it is to write it 救う (or 掬う, if you're skimming broth)...
Hello there. I need some help, I'm translating some conversation, and I'm a little stuck. The situation is a man and a woman at a karaoke place.
1: To open the conversation she says "うわ、すっで！"
- I can't find a meaning to すっで anywhere... =_=, could it be slang?
2: She says "歌、うますぎてびっくりした！もうどっちが歌手かわからんね！
- The singing horse was surprising! I couldn't tell if there was another singer, could you? - Is she really talking about a singing horse... or am I totally off the mark with this?
Lastly 3: 毎日、ここで何時間も練習しよっちゃないと～。
- She practices here everyday for hours... but what is しよっちゃないと。
Something about tea? I'm stuck... =_=...
- THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!-
1: To open the conversation she says "うわ、すっで！"
- I can't find a meaning to すっで anywhere... =_=, could it be slang?
2: She says "歌、うますぎてびっくりした！もうどっちが歌手かわからんね！
- The singing horse was surprising! I couldn't tell if there was another singer, could you? - Is she really talking about a singing horse... or am I totally off the mark with this?
Lastly 3: 毎日、ここで何時間も練習しよっちゃないと～。
- She practices here everyday for hours... but what is しよっちゃないと。
Something about tea? I'm stuck... =_=...
- THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!-
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AnnieJ
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Hiya!
I have an essay that is worth a fair number of points, so I was wondering if anyone could give it a look. It's kind of long, but here goes. (It was in Japanese; I had to translate it. I tried to translate it more literally.)
"日本が生き残れるかどうか" Whether or not Japan can survive
最近日本の大学生の学力低下が問題になってきていて、国が将来生き残れないのではないかと心配するひとが増えている。Recently, the declining scholarship of Japanese students has come to be a problem, and the (number of) people who worry that that the country won't be able to survive future prospects is increasing.
一般的に学力低下の原因は二つあると考えられている。 It can be thought that there are typically two causes of declining scholarship.
第一に、少子化が続いているのに大学の数は少なくならず、昔に比べて大学に入るのがやさしくなったことだ。First, even though birth rates are continuing to decline, the number of colleges has not become fewer, so compared to old times, it has become easier to enter college.
昔の日本の高校生は大学に入るために一生懸命勉強したが、最近は「三流大学」には、申し込めば入学試験を受けなくても入れるという。
Japanese high school students of old times studied with much effort for the same of entering college, but recently at "third-rate" colleges, it is the case that if you apply, even if you don't take the entrance exam, you can enter (be admitted).
第二の原因は、1977年から文化省が「ゆとり教育」を始め、日本の学校はそれまでより少ない授業時間で、それまでより少ない学習範囲を教えることになったことだ。The second cause is that since 1977, the Ministry of Culture started "education with breathing room" (pressure-free education), and compared to up until that time (compared to before), the schools of Japan came to teach with less classroom time and a smaller range of study.
その後、だんだん数学と科学の授業時間が減り、1988年には、中学の2年の数学の年間授業時間はアメリカの半分になってしまった。After that, classroom time for math and science gradually decreased, and in 1988, the annual classroom time for math for the 2nd year middle school regrettably became half of America's (classroom time).
IEA (国際教育到達度評価学会)の1995年の調査、アメリカの中学2年生には、平均週に3.6回数学の宿題を出されているのに、日本の中学2年生には平均週に1.2回しか出されていないそうだ。In the IEA's (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) 1995 investigation/survey, even though America's 2nd year middle school students, in an average week, were given math homework 3.6 times, it seems that Japan's middle school 2nd year students were only given homework, on average, 1.2 times.
これでは、自宅で自分で勉強する習慣をつけるのは難しい。With this, it is hard to create a culture of studying by oneself at home.
日本の若者が大学を卒業しても昔の高校生と同じの学力では、国際化の時代に日本は生き残っていけるだろうか。It might be the case that even if the youth of Japan graduate college, their level of scholarship is about the same as high school students of the past, and in a period of internationalization, Japan will be able to survive.
国際会社で生き残るために、日本の会社の中には学力の低い日本人を選ばず、優秀な外国人をとる会社が増えているらしい。In order to survive for international companies, in Japanese companies, they don't select Japanese people with low scholarship/education, and it seems that the (number of) companies taking excellent foreign people is increasing.
つまり、日本と若者は、大学を卒業しても会社に就職できるとはのだ。In other words, for Japanese youth, even if they graduate college, it is not necessarily the case that they can find employment at a company.
国が生き残り、次の世代に国を残していくためには、教育の質を上げること以外には道がないのではないだろうか。It might be the case that in order for the country to survive and continue to remain in the next age, there is no path other than raising/improving the quality of education.
I'm sorry it's so long, and thank you very much! どうもありがとうございます！:emoji_bow:
I have an essay that is worth a fair number of points, so I was wondering if anyone could give it a look. It's kind of long, but here goes. (It was in Japanese; I had to translate it. I tried to translate it more literally.)
"日本が生き残れるかどうか" Whether or not Japan can survive
最近日本の大学生の学力低下が問題になってきていて、国が将来生き残れないのではないかと心配するひとが増えている。Recently, the declining scholarship of Japanese students has come to be a problem, and the (number of) people who worry that that the country won't be able to survive future prospects is increasing.
一般的に学力低下の原因は二つあると考えられている。 It can be thought that there are typically two causes of declining scholarship.
第一に、少子化が続いているのに大学の数は少なくならず、昔に比べて大学に入るのがやさしくなったことだ。First, even though birth rates are continuing to decline, the number of colleges has not become fewer, so compared to old times, it has become easier to enter college.
昔の日本の高校生は大学に入るために一生懸命勉強したが、最近は「三流大学」には、申し込めば入学試験を受けなくても入れるという。
Japanese high school students of old times studied with much effort for the same of entering college, but recently at "third-rate" colleges, it is the case that if you apply, even if you don't take the entrance exam, you can enter (be admitted).
第二の原因は、1977年から文化省が「ゆとり教育」を始め、日本の学校はそれまでより少ない授業時間で、それまでより少ない学習範囲を教えることになったことだ。The second cause is that since 1977, the Ministry of Culture started "education with breathing room" (pressure-free education), and compared to up until that time (compared to before), the schools of Japan came to teach with less classroom time and a smaller range of study.
その後、だんだん数学と科学の授業時間が減り、1988年には、中学の2年の数学の年間授業時間はアメリカの半分になってしまった。After that, classroom time for math and science gradually decreased, and in 1988, the annual classroom time for math for the 2nd year middle school regrettably became half of America's (classroom time).
IEA (国際教育到達度評価学会)の1995年の調査、アメリカの中学2年生には、平均週に3.6回数学の宿題を出されているのに、日本の中学2年生には平均週に1.2回しか出されていないそうだ。In the IEA's (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) 1995 investigation/survey, even though America's 2nd year middle school students, in an average week, were given math homework 3.6 times, it seems that Japan's middle school 2nd year students were only given homework, on average, 1.2 times.
これでは、自宅で自分で勉強する習慣をつけるのは難しい。With this, it is hard to create a culture of studying by oneself at home.
日本の若者が大学を卒業しても昔の高校生と同じの学力では、国際化の時代に日本は生き残っていけるだろうか。It might be the case that even if the youth of Japan graduate college, their level of scholarship is about the same as high school students of the past, and in a period of internationalization, Japan will be able to survive.
国際会社で生き残るために、日本の会社の中には学力の低い日本人を選ばず、優秀な外国人をとる会社が増えているらしい。In order to survive for international companies, in Japanese companies, they don't select Japanese people with low scholarship/education, and it seems that the (number of) companies taking excellent foreign people is increasing.
つまり、日本と若者は、大学を卒業しても会社に就職できるとはのだ。In other words, for Japanese youth, even if they graduate college, it is not necessarily the case that they can find employment at a company.
国が生き残り、次の世代に国を残していくためには、教育の質を上げること以外には道がないのではないだろうか。It might be the case that in order for the country to survive and continue to remain in the next age, there is no path other than raising/improving the quality of education.
I'm sorry it's so long, and thank you very much! どうもありがとうございます！:emoji_bow:
Kendo Nick
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As I understand it, an old-fashioned (?) word for Buddhism is "butsudo", i.e. "Buddha's way". Now, I wonder, is it correct to say "butsudoka", i.e. "follower of Buddha's way", just as one can say "kendoka"? If so, how to write it? Would it be correct to spell it 仏道家? I assume that if this word exists, it's not in common use.
I have another question too. How to express encouragement in Japanese, e.g. "Come on!", "That's the spirit!", "Give me your best!", "Work harder!", or "Well done!"? As I practice kendo, I'm obviously interested in expressions that would be suitable in that particular context.
I have another question too. How to express encouragement in Japanese, e.g. "Come on!", "That's the spirit!", "Give me your best!", "Work harder!", or "Well done!"? As I practice kendo, I'm obviously interested in expressions that would be suitable in that particular context.
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You did quite well!
Just a few corrections.文化省 would be a misspell/misread of 文科省 or the abbreviation of 文部科学省, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology. 文化省 doesn't exist, and 文化庁, the Agency for Cultural Affairs, doesn't cover school education.
平均週に3.6回＝週に平均3.6回
3.6 times a week
就職できるとはのだ
I'm sure it's 就職できるとは限らないのだ.;-)
生き残っていけるだろうか
I wonder if Japan will be able to survive~/Is it possible that Japan will survive~?
Yes, it's 仏道家. I've never heard it, but Google Search suggests that it exists.
頑張れ, もっと, よし, よくやった, and so on.
AnnieJ
先輩
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You did quite well!
Whew! What a relief! ありがとうございます！
I've also got 3 sentences from tonight's homework that I want to double check...
1. I am having trouble making up my mind whether or not to stay (lit."be") in Claremont during the summer break this year.
今年の夏休みにクレアモントにいようかどうかとまよっています。
I wasn't sure if it's appropriate to use the volitional form for いる?
2. I didn't notice that I had forgotten the passport (OR left the passport at home and came) until I arrived at the airport.
(家で) パスポートを忘れたことを空港で着いたまで気が付かなかった。
3. I cannot very well let you allow me to stay at your [honorable] home for as long as 3 weeks!
私にお宅に三週間も泊めていただくわけにはいきません。
けいご is still a little confusing for me! I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.... but I just wanted to double check.
ありがとうございます！
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1)
Yes, you can use いよう.
いようかどうかとまよっています is not incorrect, but いようかどう（しよう）かまよっています is more common. Besides, 夏休み中ずっと/夏休みの間ずっと would be more appropriate for "during the summer break".
2)
(家に) パスポートを忘れたことに、空港に着くまで気が付かなかった/気付かなかった。
家で忘れる could be barely acceptable, but に is far common. で indicates the location of the action, so 家で忘れた focuses more on the fact that the action "forgetting" happened at home. On the other hand, 家に忘れた means "left it in home". Also, で indicates the means of transfer when used with 着く, as in 電車で着いた. に is used for the destination here.
3)
The honorific form is correct.
But 私に is not needed.;-) You can also use いただくわけにはまいりません as a more polite form.
Yes, you can use いよう.
いようかどうかとまよっています is not incorrect, but いようかどう（しよう）かまよっています is more common. Besides, 夏休み中ずっと/夏休みの間ずっと would be more appropriate for "during the summer break".
2)
(家に) パスポートを忘れたことに、空港に着くまで気が付かなかった/気付かなかった。
家で忘れる could be barely acceptable, but に is far common. で indicates the location of the action, so 家で忘れた focuses more on the fact that the action "forgetting" happened at home. On the other hand, 家に忘れた means "left it in home". Also, で indicates the means of transfer when used with 着く, as in 電車で着いた. に is used for the destination here.
3)
The honorific form is correct.
But 私に is not needed.;-) You can also use いただくわけにはまいりません as a more polite form.
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AnnieJ
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1)
Yes, you can use いよう.
いようかどうかとまよっています is not incorrect, but いようかどう（しよう）かまよっています is more common. Besides, 夏休み中ずっと/夏休みの間ずっと would be more appropriate for "during the summer break".
2)
(家に) パスポートを忘れたことに、空港に着くまで気が付かなかった/気付かなかった。
家で忘れる could be barely acceptable, but に is far common. で indicates the location of the action, so 家で忘れた focuses more on the fact that the action "forgetting" happened at home. On the other hand, 家に忘れた means "left it in home". Also, で indicates the means of transfer when used with 着く, as in 電車で着いた. に is used for the destination here.
3)
The honorific form is correct.
はい、わかりました！ありがとうございます！Particles kill me... lol
Kendo Nick
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Thanks! I've had big difficulties finding answers to these questions, actually.
Elizabeth
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How about doko ka he/ni ikou ka....? instead of いよう ???
Or どこに行こうか迷っている with a slightly changed emphasis.
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The original sentence is "I am having trouble making up my mind whether or not to stay (lit."be") in Claremont during the summer break this year", whereas どこに行こうか迷っている means "I can't decide where I should go". It's not a slight difference, I suppose.How about doko ka he/ni ikou ka....? instead of いよう ???
Or どこに行こうか迷っている with a slightly changed emphasis.
ずっとクレアモントにいようかどこかに行こうか迷っています would be acceptable as "whether to stay in Claremont or to go to somewhere", instead of just どこかに行こうか.;-)
Elizabeth
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Yeah, I know いよう is technically acceptable. But I have hardly heard it used in this context.
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It's not "technically acceptable" but "commonly used".
でも、僕はいつまでもこの町にいようとは思わない。
レッド 今野敏著
最初、私はとっさに中にいようと思った。
聖なる予言 ジェームズ・レッドフィールド著 山川紘矢，山川亜希子訳
わたしが危険を冒して彼といっしょにいようとすればするほど
飛ぶのが怖い エリカ・ジョング著 柳瀬尚紀訳
フィリピン滞在の１週間はこの子と一緒にいようと決めた。
ザ・フィリピンパブ嘘 福沢諭著
自分で、あと二時間くらいベッドにいようと決めるほうが、
復讐は聖母の前で J.D.ロブ著 青木悦子訳
それに対して、純粋観客のほうは、あくまで争いの外にいようとします。
脳を鍛える 立花隆著
でも、僕はいつまでもこの町にいようとは思わない。
レッド 今野敏著
最初、私はとっさに中にいようと思った。
聖なる予言 ジェームズ・レッドフィールド著 山川紘矢，山川亜希子訳
わたしが危険を冒して彼といっしょにいようとすればするほど
飛ぶのが怖い エリカ・ジョング著 柳瀬尚紀訳
フィリピン滞在の１週間はこの子と一緒にいようと決めた。
ザ・フィリピンパブ嘘 福沢諭著
自分で、あと二時間くらいベッドにいようと決めるほうが、
復讐は聖母の前で J.D.ロブ著 青木悦子訳
それに対して、純粋観客のほうは、あくまで争いの外にいようとします。
脳を鍛える 立花隆著
Elizabeth
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Oh, OK. My experience of いよう has been limited mostly to the sense of stay as in leave without a change of present condition ("remain single," "remain with" a person etc.).
Trollhattan
Swedish town of trolls
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Is there a Japanese equivalent for English idiom: [ sticks and stones may break my bones,but words will never hurt me. ] ? .... TIA
