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22 Apr 2006, 19:06 #1261

supermidget:Nice to meet you too!Thanks a lot for the long long explantion!otsukaresama deshita!

23 Apr 2006, 04:17 #1262

1. ƒ}ƒbƒVƒ…ƒ‹[ƒ€ƒLƒƒƒbƒgƒiƒ“ƒo[ƒvƒŒ[ƒg

is it Masshuruum Kyatto Nambaa Pureeto ? if it is, so what does it mean?

and what about:

2. uƒ|ƒr[‚ÆƒfƒBƒ“ƒKƒ“v

is it pobi to dingan ?

anyone plzz.. :doh:

23 Apr 2006, 14:18 #1263

k-role wrote:1. ƒ}ƒbƒVƒ…ƒ‹[ƒ€ƒLƒƒƒbƒgƒiƒ“ƒo[ƒvƒŒ[ƒg

is it Masshuruum Kyatto Nambaa Pureeto ? if it is, so what does it mean?

Mushroom cart number plate?? :headscratch:

23 Apr 2006, 19:57 #1264

k-role wrote:1. ƒ}ƒbƒVƒ…ƒ‹[ƒ€ƒLƒƒƒbƒgƒiƒ“ƒo[ƒvƒŒ[ƒg

is it Masshuruum Kyatto Nambaa Pureeto ? if it is, so what does it mean?

It means "Mushroom Cat Number Plate"

k-role wrote:
2. uƒ|ƒr[‚ÆƒfƒBƒ“ƒKƒ“v

is it pobi to dingan ?

anyone plzz.. :doh:

"pobii to dingan" means "Pobby and Dingan"
It is the novel/movie name.

23 Apr 2006, 21:19 #1265

im a newb here, nice to meet u guys :woot:

23 Apr 2006, 22:04 #1266

ohh ic.. thanks guys! :woot:
well, actually those are song titles.. :victory:

24 Apr 2006, 01:47 #1267

dj naomi wrote:im a newb here, nice to meet u guys :woot:

Hi Dj Naomi, welcome to Jdorama ^^

If you want, you can say hello in this topic A place for new members to introduce themselves

Please tell us about yourself there; what brought you to this site?

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24 Apr 2006, 10:08 #1268

supermidget wrote:Hi everybody! I'm soooo sorry :shamefulcry: for having been away for like a month or so? I somehow didn't get any topic reply notification mails anymore and just didn't realize by myself there might've been posts in the meanwhile. Anyway...

When "reverse engineering" Æ‚ê‚¿‚á‚Á‚Ä terechatte:

Æ‚ê‚¿‚á‚Á‚Ä@E@Æ‚ê‚¿‚á‚¤@E@Æ‚ê‚Ä‚µ‚Ü‚¤@E@Æ‚ê‚é
terechatte > terechau > terete shimau > tereru

Kokuou has already explained this actually but as a small addition:
The "-chau" for is already present, in the sense that it is not PAST tense. As you know the "present" form in Japanese can also indicate the FUTURE tense. I thought you might have ment to change the verb into the "dictionary" form - usually rentaikei. The sentence means:

–{“–‚ÍÆ‚ê‚¿‚á‚Á‚Ä@hontou ha terechatte ~ "(but) in fact, getting shy"

Once more, the continuative form.

Hello, supermidget! welcome back!! :woot: thanks for the addition to my question :mrgreen: what i meant with the present form is the "terechatte".. isn't that a present form?? :crazy: or, well, that's what i thought :hehe: hehehe.. thank you so much, supermidget! :mrgreen:

28 Apr 2006, 03:34 #1269

kurokage wrote:

Hello, supermidget! welcome back!! :woot: thanks for the addition to my question :mrgreen: what i meant with the present form is the "terechatte".. isn't that a present form?? :crazy: or, well, that's what i thought :hehe: hehehe.. thank you so much, supermidget! :mrgreen:

You're welcome ^^

It is a form that doesn't have an explicit tense, it's time is determined by the verb in the next sentence. The form of -te words is said to be "continuative", check out this post http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.php?p=400920#400920 on the previous page, in which I mentioned the -te form a few times. A -te form can have many tenses, as it will usually just follow the one of the second sentence:

‰½‚àŒ¾‚¦‚È‚‚ÄA’p‚¸‚©‚µ‚©‚Á‚½I@nani mo ienakute, hazukashikatta ~ "It was embarassing because I couldn't say anything."

You could also translate "Not being able to say anything, it was embarassing." In this case it's translated as infinitive (no tense).

4 May 2006, 05:23 #1270

Found this in the electronic dictionary. This must be a mistake or a hibachi in Japan isn't use to cook food!?! I didn't find it in the regular dictionary. Anybody ever heard of this word?

ŒÒ‰Î [‚Ü‚½‚Ñ] matabi; (n) warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi :dielaughing: :rofl:

5 May 2006, 16:07 #1271

tabana wrote:ŒÒ‰Î [‚Ü‚½‚Ñ] matabi; (n) warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi :dielaughing: :rofl:

:headscratch: :hehe:

5 May 2006, 16:35 #1272

tabana wrote:Found this in the electronic dictionary. This must be a mistake or a hibachi in Japan isn't use to cook food!?! I didn't find it in the regular dictionary. Anybody ever heard of this word?

ŒÒ‰Î [‚Ü‚½‚Ñ] matabi; (n) warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi :dielaughing: :rofl:

ouch.... :sweat:

6 May 2006, 00:13 #1273

:hehe:

The only thing I found what pages with the english definition. They possibly use the same electronic dictionary (edict). It could be just a joke someone put in edict. . :)

6 May 2006, 06:31 #1274

tabana wrote::hehe: It could be just a joke someone put in edict. . :)

From the daijirin dict:
"‰Î”«Es‰Î‚È‚Ç‚ÉA‚Ü‚½‚ª‚é‚æ‚¤‚É‚µ‚Ä‚ ‚½‚é‚±‚ÆB"

Warm oneself by straddling a hibachi or anka. lol.

6 May 2006, 06:54 #1275

LOL

Well, looks like it's a real word after all. :hehe:

Thanks. :thumbsup:

6 May 2006, 07:15 #1276

I wonder if DMV will let me have MATABI for a license plate :naughty:

6 May 2006, 08:13 #1277

gaijin mark wrote:I wonder if DMV will let me have MATABI for a license plate :naughty:

What are the chances of it not being taken? =P

6 May 2006, 23:59 #1278

hehe that's a funny word ^^ "Crotch fire" made me think of something completely else though :banghead:

14 May 2006, 20:38 #1279

can anyone tell me how do u say :

YELLOW,
MAGENTA,
or PURPLE
and Musketteer

in japanese please anyone >< :fingerscrossed:

15 May 2006, 11:04 #1280

yumiryuiko wrote:can anyone tell me how do u say :

YELLOW,
MAGENTA,
or PURPLE
and Musketteer

in japanese please anyone >< :fingerscrossed:

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