Need a word or phrase translated?

[Toritoribe]

Unlike "nani/nan", "douiu" performs as an attributive, so it must be always followed by a noun.

 

[Kubrick]

Need Help Translating Sapporo Address !

This forum is great

 

[Toritoribe]

I've PMed you.
That's a personal information including his cellphone number, so I highly recommend to delete the picture.
BTW, "saikoro" means "dice".

 

[warriorkalia]

Ohhh, okay. Let me see if I can restructure the sentence...

Would something like "MODERU wo shitai RORITA de, Misako san wa douiu osusume desu ka?" Or is this wrong as well...?

 

[Toritoribe]

Is it meant to be something like "Misako san, what is your recommendation among Lolita clothes of which you want to be a model?"

 

[Mike Cash]

I think he meant, "What advice do you have for young girls who want to become models?"

 

[Toritoribe]

Yeah, I too thought it could be like that since she wrote "MODERU wo shitai RORITA ni, Misako san no osusume wa douiu desu ka?" previously. The impression of the sentence can be dramatically changed like this just by one particle "ni" vs "de".

 

[warriorkalia]

It's meant to be more like "What is your reccomendation/advice to Lolitas who want to model?" Would it be 'naritai' instead, then...? I originally had 'de' as the particle, but I thought 'ni' was more appropriate. Evidently it was the opposite? Or was I right before?
:?

 

[Toritoribe]

"Naritai" and "ni" are appropriate. Also, use "ADOBAISU" and "nan" instead of "osusume" and "douiu" in your first example respectively, and remove "Misako san no". Further, "nani ka ~ wa arimasu ka" sounds more natural than "~wa nan desuka" in this case.

 

[warriorkalia]

So, 'arimasu' would have been better after all.

So, something like "MODERU ni naritai RORITA ni, nani ka ADOBAISU wa arimasu ka?" is acceptable?

Sorry for bothering you guys with all of this.

 

[Toritoribe]

Perfect!

 

[Elizabeth]

"Kenkei" would be a typo of "kenkai"（見解）.

The problem is the choice of the particle "ni". When you use "kenkai", the particle is "de", and the topicalized "de wa" is more natural. However, "Misako san no kenkai dewa" sounds like asking her idea regarding the general definition of the word "KAWAII", and not what "KAWAII" means to her. I would use "Misako san ni totte" instead.

another option
Misako san ni totte, "KAWAII" to wa douiu imi desuka?

I think that Misako ni wa....is also possible but not a normal or common way of speaking.

 

[Rena8]

Question about something someone wrote to me....

Sorry if this is a bit much to ask, or if this is not the proper way to post here... but I'm about four months into Japanese and I've been talking with a native about some books that he's reading. (well, writing with him really) He wrote something to me that I don't quite understand...
何っ
読む本読む本(My name)さんに読まれている
だからどうというわけではないけど・・・・
楽しんで読みたいと思います
I'm particularly troubled by the double "読む本" and the third sentence. What doesn't he mean?
Basically, I'm at a loss here. Is he under the impression that I think he's only reading these because I've read them, and he's trying to tell me that just likes to read? I'd hate to think that I gave him the wrong idea.

 

[Toritoribe]

読む本 means "the books I(= he)'ve read and/or I'm reading", and the third line is something like "it doesn't make any difference".

He said that you seem to have read all the books he is reading in the second line.

 

[Rena8]

Wow, thanks for the fast reply. I got the meaning of 読む本, I just didn't quite understand why it was written twice. Thank you. I appreciate it.

 

[selie430]

Well, then, what you heard from "something" was not Japanese language, probably Fairian, Ghostese or something like that.

Aww, that's too bad. Now I'm never going to know what it means. Thanks though.

 

[Elizabeth]

Wow, thanks for the fast reply. I got the meaning of 読む本, I just didn't quite understand why it was written twice. Thank you. I appreciate it.

英語で言うとeveryのような、感じに近くなる効果があると思います.

 

[Milliekitty]

早起きの我慢もしなくなったわ
Hello!

I was reading the lyrics of a song when I reached a part I wasn't really understanding.

早起きの我慢もしなくなったわ

Could anyone please explain me what shinakunatta means? I am not sure which verb it is and which form this verb is supposed to be.

Thanks a lot!

 

[Toritoribe]

英語で言うとevery のような、感じに近くなる効果があると思います.

Yeah, "every" is better than my translation "all".

Hello!
I was reading the lyrics of a song when I reached a part I wasn't really understanding.
早起きの我慢もしなくなったわ
Could anyone please explain me what shinakunatta means? I am not sure which verb it is and which form this verb is supposed to be.
Thanks a lot!

Do you know the form "i-adjective + なる(to become)"?

 

[Elizabeth]

Yeah, "every" is better than my translation "all".

Although as long as I study I don't think I will ever get why "Kono shigoto wa watashi ni totte muzukashii" or Kono shigoto wa watashi ni totte muzukashisugite dekinai/wakaranai" is possible but not "Kono shigoto wa watashi ni totte dekinai." The agent or experiencer is similar for both, with the first only giving an obvious explanation why it is impossible....:?

 

[Toritoribe]

Unlike に, にとって is used only when the predicate is estimation(評価) or judgement(判断) regarding the target. できない is neither estimation nor judgement, but is just a state of the work. Instead, you can say この仕事は私にとってできない仕事だ. (この仕事はできない仕事だ is my judgement.)
As for この仕事は私にとって難しくてできない, 私にとって modifies 難しくて and not できない. In fact, it can be rephrased to 私にとって難しいので/から、できない, but not 難しくて私にとってできない.

 

[Noodle06]

Can somebody translate this please

先生に急いで連絡したい事があるんですが。

1st time ive seen したい事がある. thank you

 

[Mike Cash]

Can somebody translate this please

先生に急いで連絡したい事があるんですが。

1st time ive seen したい事がある. thank you

I have something I urgently need to tell (communicate to) the teacher (doctor, professor, etc).

 

[Elizabeth]

Unlike に, にとって is used only when the predicate is estimation(評価) or judgement(判断) regarding the target. できない is neither estimation nor judgement, but is just a state of the work. Instead, you can say この仕事は私にとってできない仕事だ. (この仕事はできない仕事だ is my judgement.)
As for この仕事は私にとって難しくてできない, 私にとって modifies 難しくて and not できない. In fact, it can be rephrased to 私にとって難しいので/から、できない, but not 難しくて私にとってできない.

Thanks ! That restriction is vaguely familiar from previous explanations but still a bit difficult of course because the the difference cannot be captured by the English translation. "Watashi ni totte wa muzukashii" is more conjectural to me than "Watashi ni wa muzukashii" in the sense that the speaker believes failure is very possible but will still make a strong attempt (emphasis on the subject) whereas in the latter it is almost synonymous with "Watashi ni wa dekinai" (emphasis on the action). If they both most often indicate a simple fact of difficulty at the same grade/level, from either incompetence or circumstance, it clarifies things a lot.

 

[Noodle06]

I have something I urgently need to tell (communicate to) the teacher (doctor, professor, etc).

Thank you Mike Cash, seems so obvious now