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今夜は
これな！！
見てみ！！
Kon'ya wa
kore na!!
Mite mi!!
Tonight's program/menu/event* is (like) this!!
Check it out/Take a look!!

*What the speaker/writer refers to is different depending on the situation where it's used.
 
Can you translate to me what kizutsuketeitanda means in Japanese. I saw it in the lyrics of a song, and I can't get any translation online, not even the Japanese dictionary from Jisho.org knew! Whenever I typed it in, it changed the word to kizutsukeru, which is what I think this word means, just a longer version. If you want to see the lyrics and hear the song here are the links.

SEKAI NO OWARI Dragon Night 歌詞 lyrics PV
 
Unfortunately, the -te iru form is one of the hardest-to-grasp things in Japanese grammar for non-native learners. Most textbooks devote much space to explain this form. FYI, there are many threads discussing about this form also in this forum, for instance, the following one.
https://jref.com/threads/います-ています.55658/

Even if you haven't learned it yet, you can see the difference between just "kizutsukeru" and the given translation of "kizutsukete ita n da" "was causing him harm", no?

As for "n" in "kizutsukete ita n da", it's often called explanatry "no/n". See the following explanation about it.
Noun-related particles - Tae Kim's Japanese grammar guide
 
Toritoribe said:
Unfortunately, the -te iru form is one of the hardest-to-grasp things in Japanese grammar for non-native learners. Most textbooks devote much space to explain this form. FYI, there are many threads discussing about this form also in this forum, for instance, the following one.
https://jref.com/threads/います-ています.55658/

Even if you haven't learned it yet, you can see the difference between just "kizutsukeru" and the given translation of "kizutsukete ita n da" "was causing him harm", no?

As for "n" in "kizutsukete ita n da", it's often called explanatry "no/n". See the following explanation about it.
Noun-related particles - Tae Kim's Japanese grammar guide
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Wow, it does sound confusing. Though, thanks for explaining that to me, and for the extra links. I'm sure they'll help a lot!
 
Buntaro said:
Need a word or phrase translated? Feel free to ask.

Many bilingual people on this forum would be more than happy to help beginners with questions about Japanese vocabulary. Even grammar questions.

What word or phrase would anyone like translated into Japanese or English?
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Hello Buntaro!
It would be to have your assistance with this sentence?
人生は読む価値がある
Does it mean "Life is worth reading"?
Thanks a lot!
H.J. Pilgrim
 
Hello,
My best friend and myself have been searching for a japanese Playstation One game for years. Recently he found his old PS1 with a memory card containing a save from this game of our childhood. It would mean the world to us if you could translate this title or transcipt the kanjis so I can google it.
Thanks !
10866686_10204558466675265_68405755_n.webp
 
Hello, I have some Japanese words in my room. I admire it at an artistic level (because I don't understand).

I wish to understand what these mean:











Thank you for any help!
 
祭
matsuri
festival

猫絵十兵衛 御伽草紙
永尾まる
Neko-e Jûbei Otogi Sôshi (the title of a manga)
Nagao Maru (the name of the author)

え・ながおまる
デザイン シマダヒデアキ
ローカル・サポート・デパートメント
Picture by Nagao Maru
Design by Shimada Hideaki
Local support Department (the name of a design company)

manga25
 
Thank you so much toritoribe. This festival cloth is very cool. I admire it even more.

You are so nice! 😁
 
木の家の扉についてる顔。
トカビオラの認めたヒトが家主になれるという。
もちろん完成直後の家に主はいない。

Context: It's from a game where you just built a treehouse, and there's a face attached to the wall that's making sure you're supposed to be there.

Translation attempt:
The face attached to the treehouse door.
It is said that the person who Tokabiora approves of becomes the landlord.
Of course, right after completion, the master is inside the house.

Problem:
I'm really unsure about the last sentence.
Especially X直後の -- googling a bit is also turning up Xの直後, and both appear to mean about the same thing?
 
MeshGearFox said:
木の家の扉についてる顔。
トカビオラの認めたヒトが家主になれるという。
もちろん完成直後の家に主はいない。

Context: It's from a game where you just built a treehouse, and there's a face attached to the wall that's making sure you're supposed to be there.

Translation attempt:
The face attached to the treehouse door.
It is said that the person who Tokabiora approves of becomes the landlord.
Of course, right after completion, the master is inside the house.

Problem:
I'm really unsure about the last sentence.
Especially X直後の -- googling a bit is also turning up Xの直後, and both appear to mean about the same thing?
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Your trouble is actually elsewhere.

Why do you have の家に主はいない as "the master is inside the house"?

First off...that's a negative and you have it turned the other way.

Second, you may be looking at it as "the master isn't inside the house" instead of "there is no master" (doesn't exist (yet)).

The 完了直後 vs 完了の直後 distinction is trivial and irrelevant to your misunderstanding of the sentence. They are equivalent.
 
I have a question about てやんでぇ in the following passage. If I'm understanding correctly it is a short form of 何を言ってやがる/何を言っている, however I'm not sure what exactly it refers to - "So much, does she happy so much? Well, I'm happy too, so stop talking sh*t.", refers to 「そこまでか、そこまで嬉しいか。」 or maybe "So much, does she happy so much? I'm... happy too, wait, what am I talking about?" refers to 「こっちも・・・・・・うれしいじゃねぇか」.

ましろ「あぁ・・・・・・神様感謝します・・・・・・！サンタさんって本当にいたんだ・・・・・・！！」
話者「あはは、ましろちゃんめちゃくちゃだよソレ」
ましろちゃんは、ニコニコと満面の笑顔。
そこまでか、そこまで嬉しいか。
こっちも・・・・・・うれしいじゃねぇか、てやんでぇ。

Context: the speaker started cooking in the dining room, and for a reason the last cook's meal was pretty bad Mashiro and the others are happy.
 
Mike Cash said:
Your trouble is actually elsewhere.

Why do you have の家に主はいない as "the master is inside the house"?

First off...that's a negative and you have it turned the other way.

Second, you may be looking at it as "the master isn't inside the house" instead of "there is no master" (doesn't exist (yet)).

The 完了直後 vs 完了の直後 distinction is trivial and irrelevant to your misunderstanding of the sentence. They are equivalent.
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Oh, got it, thanks. I was getting いない as 以内, instead of the negative of iru? for some reason.

Although I see now that 以内 looks like it's used in the sense of "within certain limits" and not in the sense of within some physical location.

Thanks!
 
MeshGearFox said:
Problem:
I'm really unsure about the last sentence.
Especially X直後の -- googling a bit is also turning up Xの直後, and both appear to mean about the same thing?
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Grammatically, 完成直後の is an adjectival phrase modifying 家, whereas 完成直後 is an adverbial phrase modifying いない. The difference in meaning is subtle in that sentence, as already pointed out, though.

Yoshie said:
I have a question about てやんでぇ in the following passage. If I'm understanding correctly it is a short form of 何を言ってやがる/何を言っている, however I'm not sure what exactly it refers to - "So much, does she happy so much? Well, I'm happy too, so stop talking sh*t.", refers to 「そこまでか、そこまで嬉しいか。」 or maybe "So much, does she happy so much? I'm... happy too, wait, what am I talking about?" refers to 「こっちも・・・・・・うれしいじゃねぇか」.

ましろ「あぁ・・・・・・神様感謝します・・・・・・！サンタさんって本当にいたんだ・・・・・・！！」
話者「あはは、ましろちゃんめちゃくちゃだよソレ」
ましろちゃんは、ニコニコと満面の笑顔。
そこまでか、そこまで嬉しいか。
こっちも・・・・・・うれしいじゃねぇか、てやんでぇ。

Context: the speaker started cooking in the dining room, and for a reason the last cook's meal was pretty bad Mashiro and the others are happy.
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That's used as an interjection to express great pleasure, similar to こんちくしょう or このやろう. The speaker might be fighting back tears.
 
Hey there folks,

I'd like to ask about this phrase: どこまでも余裕を見せてくれる

For context, this is said by a man right after his nemesis calls for a bunch of backup and moves behind them to observe the upcoming fight. Mind you, this is the second time he's done this.

Am I correct in reading this as "He's always giving us a wide berth."?

Thanks for the clarification.
 
Brunom1 said:
Hey there folks,
I'd like to ask about this phrase: どこまでも余裕を見せてくれる
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余裕 can mean an excess of physical space (room to spare, or, as you say, "wide berth"), but it can also mean room to spare in the heart and mind - in other words, confidence. In the phrase you have posted, the nemesis is completely unperturbed, unbothered, unanxious about the upcoming fight. He thinks it will be a pushover, a walk in the park (presumably because he's got his posse coming to back him up). He is not showing a bit of nervousness. He is the very picture of cocky self-confidence. That's 余裕.

"Always the picture of confidence" or, more colloquially "Do you (does he) always have to be so cocky?"
 
Majestic said:
余裕 can mean an excess of physical space (room to spare, or, as you say, "wide berth"), but it can also mean room to spare in the heart and mind - in other words, confidence. In the phrase you have posted, the nemesis is completely unperturbed, unbothered, unanxious about the upcoming fight. He thinks it will be a pushover, a walk in the park (presumably because he's got his posse coming to back him up). He is not showing a bit of nervousness. He is the very picture of cocky self-confidence. That's 余裕.

"Always the picture of confidence" or, more colloquially "Do you (does he) always have to be so cocky?"
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Hrmm, I confess that I had completely forgotten that 余裕 could have that meaning...it makes a whole lot more sense now, because I thought something was off with using it with 見せてくれる.

Many thanks, Majestic.
 
Hi, I need some help with this sentence, just to confirm some stuff. 「当選者の方にメールを送信致しました」. I'm interested in the 当選者の方 part.
1. Is this 当選者のかた, as in 方=敬称で人? Not ほう (direction, way)?
2. If it's かた, can 当選者の方 mean only "1 winner" or can it also be plural "winners". I'm asking because 当選者の方々 would indicate plural.

Thanks.
 
killerinsidee said:
Hi, I need some help with this sentence, just to confirm some stuff. 「当選者の方にメールを送信致しました」. I'm interested in the 当選者の方 part.
1. Is this 当選者のかた, as in 方=敬称で人? Not ほう (direction, way)?
2. If it's かた, can 当選者の方 mean only "1 winner" or can it also be plural "winners". I'm asking because 当選者の方々 would indicate plural.

Thanks.
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かた

It can be singular or plural; there is no distinction. 方々 would only be used when it is necessary or desirable to emphasize plurality. That doesn't seem to be the case here. Whether "the winner" was notified or "the winners" were notified, if you didn't get the e-mail...you ain't one of them. Also, presumably there number of prizes to be passed out should make it clear.
 

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