Would this mean...

LewiiG · 30 Mar 2013

この動画に出会ってしまって嬉しい

Something like "I am glad to have unexpectedly/randomly come across this video/encounter this video"

1. Are there any places it sounds strange, would you replace anything or change anything about this line? Correct even?

2. How would I go about expressing that I was "really" or "so" glad. Would I just insert 本当に or とても or something before 嬉しい?

3. Not sure if to use ちゃう or しまう. Or ビデオ or 動画. If any.

4. Is この動画に unnecessary? Not sure if it's obvious from context or not. Well I could have met anything so I don't know.

I am still trying to figure out basic "naturalness" for now.

よろしくお願いします（＾＿＾）

Mike Cash · 30 Mar 2013

I'd use 遭遇する instead of 出会う.

Angel Valis · 30 Mar 2013

If you're really, REALLY, exceedingly happy, you could use 「嬉しくてたまらない」.

LewiiG · 31 Mar 2013

Mike Cash said:
I'd use 遭遇する instead of 出会う.

Okay. Thanks for the verb and word. It seems more dedicated to this kind of encounter.

Angel Valis said:
If you're really, REALLY, exceedingly happy, you could use 「嬉しくてたまらない」.

And thank you for the phrase. It seems like something I would say a lot being the type of person I am xD

Toritoribe · 31 Mar 2013

～てしまった indeed expresses "unexpectedly/unconsciously" but also connotes "regret", i.e., it's usually used in a negative situation something like 出会わなければよかった "shouldn't have come across".

I would say この動画にめぐり合えてほんとによかった or この動画を見つけられてほんとによかった.

LewiiG · 1 Apr 2013

Toritoribe said:
～てしまった indeed expresses "unexpectedly/unconsciously" but also connotes "regret", i.e., it's usually used in a negative situation something like 出会わなければよかった "shouldn't have come across".

I would say この動画にめぐり合えてほんとによかった or この動画を見つけられてほんとによかった.

I see. Yeah, so basically don't use ~てしまう for unexpectedness in a situation where I state that I am happy about something. Thanks for the sentences, they help a lot.

One more small thing, is the spelling of ほんと like that just a preference or casual way of spelling it? Both ほんとう and ほんと are in a dictionary with the same meaning.

Toritoribe · 1 Apr 2013

Nowadays ほんと is far more common in colloquial usage. Even when written as 本当, it's often pronounced ほんと.

LewiiG · 1 Apr 2013

Toritoribe said:
Nowadays ほんと is far more common in colloquial usage. Even when written as 本当, it's often pronounced ほんと.

Oh right. That explains a lot. I once thought people were just saying it really fast. And I thought the kanji set its pronounciation. But it doesn't.

All right, thanks again Toritoribe for the help, much appreciated as usual

Would this mean...

LewiiG

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Mike Cash

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Angel Valis

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LewiiG

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Toritoribe

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LewiiG

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Toritoribe

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LewiiG

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