blade_bltz
天才じゃん!
- 11 Aug 2004
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I've just got a quick question about using ている、ていた。
I was trying to think of the best way to say something like, "I homestayed in Japan for 6 months." Although in English we simply use the perfect past tense, I have a hunch that in Japanese I should say something like:
日本に6ヶ月間ホームステイをしていました。
I guess it seems that in English, the feeling of continuous action is just implied, but maybe in Japanese it's better to be more explicit (since a continual form exists)? I dunno.
I know it seems really basic...and I've been studying Japanese for a while...but I guess I never addressed this problem head-on.
Thanks for any help
I was trying to think of the best way to say something like, "I homestayed in Japan for 6 months." Although in English we simply use the perfect past tense, I have a hunch that in Japanese I should say something like:
日本に6ヶ月間ホームステイをしていました。
I guess it seems that in English, the feeling of continuous action is just implied, but maybe in Japanese it's better to be more explicit (since a continual form exists)? I dunno.
I know it seems really basic...and I've been studying Japanese for a while...but I guess I never addressed this problem head-on.
Thanks for any help