Japanese Need Something Translated?

uh..i think you've got it a bit mixed up.

"shinda" and "shinde" are both forms of the verb "Shinu"

"shinda" is the past tense (informal) form of the verb (same as shinimashita (past tense formal)

"shinde" is the conjunctive tense. (v.~te form)

 

Me so confused!!:dizzy2: :glazed:

 

Just to let you know the translation for wolf is okami not ookami.

 

All of u r really confusing me. Better go 2 the library & look 4 a book that translate these words since I have no idea 2 believe who! Unless your Japanese then I'll believe ya. Later!

 

hm..good luck. I teach japanese, but i'm not japanese...close though...XD

anyways Sahoko, it'll take awhile to understand. It has alot to do with verb forms and 5-step, 2-step verbs. Its a gramatical error, and it would take at least a year of study to fully understand it. If you want me to explain it fully, please PM me. It would be off topic in this thread.

 

I get it...the confusing ta-form of the past..."tta," "nda," "shita," and some else...maybe you're right...
Fact remains, though, that japanese still leave out some "u"...

 

could u explain what you meant by 'leaving out some "u"' more clearly?

^^;; sorry.

 

"desu" is often pronounced "des."
"tasukete" is often pronounced "taskete."
"Ritsuko" is often pronounced "Ritsko."
and so on...

Same also applies with ending i-s...
"Sensei" --> "Sense."
"Kirei" --> "Kire."

It's just what japanese people do. Of course, this is not a rule and some doesn't do this.

 

That's just teh way they speak.

Like, for instance, the word "kitten". Alot of people pronounce it "ki'en". Or "Get" alot of people say "Geh" and "don't" people say "don'". I guess it just depends where you live.

Whenever I talk to Japanese people, (or try to) They tell me that I overenounciate (I know I misspelled that) words, since I pronounce though "u" sounds so clearly.

This also falls into sylabble emphasis. If you notice, western languages put more emphasis on the middle syllable. Japanese emphasize the first syllable. HEnce the difference between "Sa-kura" and "Sa-KU-ra" The jap/english proununciation.

 

It's just as you say. Remember, that people do this, so you know what word they're speaking!

 

Jealous?

how do u say jealous in japanese?

 

urayamashii

 

how do you say 'shut up' and 'go away'? i really need to learn those.

 

go away...i think is:
Ototoi oide

I'm not sure, but shut up might be:
Damare

 

You know, I really wish that I can find a website that can translate English into Japanese romaji. If anyone knows where I should go, please let me know. Onegai? When I hear "shut up" in Japanese, I sometimes hear "urusai." Something like that and I know I've heard "Damare" before.

 

*is writing down everything people are saying* ok....shut up is urusai or damare.....*looks up at everyone* thanks for all the help!*goes back to writing*

 

*thinks kagome is right*
I thought I heard it on inuyasha...
*shrugs*

 

You really shouldn't learn from anime's, though. ^^ It's usually different depending on alot of things. If you want something that translates into Romaji, Click

 

ufotaku... the babel fish program doesnt show romanji.... i think it shows kanji if you have the right things in your computer.

 

Urusai means noisy, but when exclaimed its meaning is closer to "quiet!"
Damare is the rude version of damaru, to be quiet (i think it's that it means?), hence it means like "shut up!" or similar.
It's rather neat, with many verbs, you can simply leave out the "u" and add "e" and it becomes very rude.