Please invite your friends

[letslearn]

Hi guys I received an invitation to participate in a conversation group.
One line of the invitation reads 是非お友達をお誘いあわせの上ご参加ください。
I get the idea that it is saying please invite your friends, but what is the grammar behind の上？
よろしくお願いします

 

[Mike Cash]

Think about the situation and it should be pretty apparent. Tell us your best guess at it first.

 

[letslearn]

Think about the situation and it should be pretty apparent. Tell us your best guess at it first.

My guess would be the 上 would be the equivalent to above or beyond in English.
e.g. not just you, the invitation is extended beyond to your friends.

 

[Mike Cash]

Consider that the construction is essentially:

{action 1} の上 {action 2}

Do you understand that 誘いあわせ is the verb-stem noun form of a single compound verb? (誘い合わせる)?

 

[letslearn]

Consider that the construction is essentially:

{action 1} の上 {action 2}

Do you understand that 誘いあわせ is the verb-stem noun form of a single compound verb? (誘い合わせる)?

Yes I understand the noun stem so it means discussing together.
Is it similar to 上で grammar point?
Upon discussing with your friends please participate?

 

[Mike Cash]

誘う doesn't mean "discuss"...

Also あう and あわせる are different. Be careful there. (The latter is transitive).

 

[letslearn]

Sorry I meant ask each other.
So if it is transitive I am to ask/gather my friends to participate

誘う doesn't mean "discuss"...

Also あう and あわせる are different. Be careful there. (The latter is transitive).

nt

 

[Mike Cash]

Sorry I meant ask each other.

Which would have been あい

So if it is transitive I am to ask/gather my friends to participate


nt

Gather and then participate. You got it!

Having done {action 1}, {action 2}

 

[Toritoribe]

My guess would be the 上 would be the equivalent to above or beyond in English.
e.g. not just you, the invitation is extended beyond to your friends.

The dictionary has the explanation about that usage of 上.

うえ【上】
１［名］
６ ある事柄と他の事柄とを関係させていう時に用いる。
㋑…したのち。…した結果。「相談した―で返事する」「知的探検家の努力の―に現代科学は築かれている」

うえ【上】の意味 - goo国語辞書

うえ【上】
8 〔「…の上で」の形で，…を条件に入れて，…した結果〕
悪いことは承知の上で彼はやったらしい
It seems that he did it knowing it was wrong.
困難は承知の上でこの問題に取り組んでみる
I'll see what I can do about the problem, though I know it's difficult.
十分な論議の上で決定した
We decided after discussing it carefully.

上の英語・英訳 - goo辞書 英和和英

 

[letslearn]

Which would have been あい



Gather and then participate. You got it!

Having done {action 1}, {action 2}

Thanks mikesan,
I appreciate your patience.
I will see if I can put this into practice.

 

[letslearn]

The dictionary has the explanation about that usage of 上.

うえ【上】の意味 - goo国語辞書


上の英語・英訳 - goo辞書 英和和英

Thanks toritoribesan It's unbelievable to see how many other uses of 上 there is!
I must admit it is a little daunting as well. It really shows just how much I still don't know.
But It won't deter me.
私は諦めません