Japanese to English Questions

[Ai_Teketty_chan]

Alright, just making sure. Guess it be something like you can make a living in Japan.

[Bedi]

cant really explain this well in proper english,

���{�ɏZ�� more expresses : living in japan (locationwise)

���{�������� : living (your life) in japan


I'm kinda making this up though.

[IZUMIgrad]

gakusei1984 wrote:

Ah, another question for you guys.... What is the meaning of the kanji �u�]�v after someone's name? I've seen this many places; one prominent example being from Neon Genesis Evangelion: one character writes a message to another character (Shinji), and begins the message with �u�V���W����]�v�B The usage of �u�]�v in this way really confuses me, so if anyone has an idea, I'd really appreciate it!

The character �] after a name is a substitute for ��. It means "for" someone. So your example �V���W����] could be written �V���W�����. Usually it's older people who write it this way, for example with gifts or flowers.

[Ai_Teketty_chan]

Bedi wrote:

cant really explain this well in proper english, ���{�ɏZ�� more expresses : living in japan (locationwise) ���{�Ő������� : living (your life) in japan I'm kinda making this up though.

Great explaination, that's exactly right.

[Bedi]

Ai_Teketty_chan wrote:

Great explaination, that's exactly right.

�悩�����`�@��

[kenjilina]

adylma wrote:

nihon ni kitai tte kibou site iru XXX wo hotto ke nai yo nihonjin ga kiita hou ga hanasi hayai desyou What does this mean please?

nihon ni kitai tte kibou site iru XXX wo hotto ke nai yo = (third party) is hoping to come to japan. don't forget/ignore it.

nihonjin ga kiita hou ga hanasi hayai desyou = (you) can speak fast if a japanese person is listening.

i suspect the second sentence is taken out of a bigger one but i think that's what it's saying.

[Yoshidude]

Hi
It's nice to have a place where I can ask beginner questions.
My question is:
When I watch a jdrama, sometimes someone does something stupid and an observer says "nani aten da yo?" The translation is "what are you doing?"

I know what nani is, and I know what da yo means, but I can't find "aten" in the dictionary. If I look up "doing" in the dictionary it doesn't give me anything that sounds like "aten"

Can anyone help me find the dictionary form of the word aten?

arigatou

Yoshi

[a-nesuto]

"what are you doing?" = "Nani yatten no"
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[gaijinmark]

We have a "Japanese to English questions" thread. http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.2426.htm

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Merging.

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[IZUMIgrad]

Yoshidude wrote:

Can anyone help me find the dictionary form of the word aten?

"Yatten da" is contraction of "yatte iru n' da".

[Ai_Teketty_chan]

Just adding on--the dictionary form is yaru. The "yatten" in "nani yattendayo" is one of the conjugated forms of the verb.

[ihvana_003]

ore ni tsuitekoi

i'm confused of its real meaning..pls help..tnx.. ^^

[kenjilina]

ihvana_003 wrote:

ore ni tsuitekoi

come with me.

[ihvana_003]

kenjilina wrote:

come with me.

someone said that its other translation could be i love you..(http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.2054.htm)

are?

[sadacori]

ihvana_003 wrote:

someone said that its other translation could be i love you..(http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.2054.htm) are?

This person basically translated it as the same thing as the above:

rabiz wrote:

ore ni tsuitekoi basically means "follow me!" in a very manly manner i guess

You're thinking of koi--love (��), which is a different kanji than the word koi--rude way of saying "come (here)" (����).
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[Tu_triky]

sadacori wrote:

You're thinking of koi--love (��), which is a different kanji than the word koi--rude way of saying "come (here)" (����).

Like "Kochi koi!"

[ihvana_003]

sadacori wrote:

You're thinking of koi--love (��), which is a different kanji than the word koi--rude way of saying "come (here)" (����).

ahh ok haha

wakatta!

[kokuou]

kenjilina wrote:

nihon ni kitai tte kibou site iru XXX wo hotto ke nai yo = (third party) is hoping to come to japan. don't forget/ignore it. nihonjin ga kiita hou ga hanasi hayai desyou = (you) can speak fast if a japanese person is listening. i suspect the second sentence is taken out of a bigger one but i think that's what it's saying.

Hmmm... The sentences here are pretty advanced, and while you've got the basic ideas, there are nuances here that can't be interpreted literally.

Here's what they actually mean:

Nihon ni kitai tte kibou shite iru XXX wo hottoke nai yo.
"XXX (someone) wants to come to Japan; I can't just leave him (or her) hanging."
('Hotte oku' here could mean other things, too, depending on the context of the conversation.)

Nihonjin ga kiita hou ga hanashi hayai desho.
"It would be much faster if you just got a Japanese person to ask (for you)."

HTH
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[kenjilina]

kokuou wrote:

Hmmm... The sentences here are pretty advanced, and while you've got the basic ideas, there are nuances here that can't be interpreted literally. Here's what they actually mean: Nihon ni kitai tte kibou shite iru XXX wo hottoke nai yo. "XXX (someone) wants to come to Japan; I can't just leave him (or her) hanging." ('Hotte oku' here could mean other things, too, depending on the context of the conversation.) Nihonjin ga kiita hou ga hanashi hayai desho. "It would be much faster if you just got a Japanese person to ask (for you)." HTH

interesting.