http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/17/1267/ Deas Richardson is currently living as a JET and teaching English in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, a gorgeous part of Japan. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:48:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/17/1267/comment-page-1/#comment-57673 enekochan.com » Engrish Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:26:12 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1267#comment-57673 [...] rockinginhakata. « Entrar en Japón es difícil…   Reloj de pulsera LED [...] [...] rockinginhakata. « Entrar en Japón es difícil…   Reloj de pulsera LED [...]

]]> http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/17/1267/comment-page-1/#comment-66382 Deas Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:46:19 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1267#comment-66382 In this case, I translated the connecting te-form (て-form) as "and," and it<br>does imply a sequence. It also implies the order of importance / causality<br>in a sentence. For instance, I wouldn't say 「今日は大変で、宿題が多くて、暑かった。」or "Today<br>was awful -and- I had a lot of homework -and- it was hot." Instead, I'd say<br>「暑くて、宿題が多くて、今日は大変だった。」"It was hot -and- I had a lot of homework -and-<br>(therefore) today was difficult." See? In this case, I translated the connecting te-form (て-form) as “and,” and it
does imply a sequence. It also implies the order of importance / causality
in a sentence. For instance, I wouldn't say 「今日は大変で、宿題が多くて、暑かった。」or “Today
was awful -and- I had a lot of homework -and- it was hot.” Instead, I'd say
「暑くて、宿題が多くて、今日は大変だった。」”It was hot -and- I had a lot of homework -and-
(therefore) today was difficult.” See?

]]> http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/17/1267/comment-page-1/#comment-66381 Jonadab Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:32:42 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1267#comment-66381 Well, in some languages (Hebrew for instance) the word for "and" can also imply a sequence of events, so that "A and B" can also mean "A first and then B". But if that's true of Japanese, it's news to me. Well, in some languages (Hebrew for instance) the word for “and” can also imply a sequence of events, so that “A and B” can also mean “A first and then B”. But if that's true of Japanese, it's news to me.

]]> http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/17/1267/comment-page-1/#comment-52563 Deas Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:46:19 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1267#comment-52563 In this case, I translated the connecting te-form (て-form) as "and," and it<br>does imply a sequence. It also implies the order of importance / causality<br>in a sentence. For instance, I wouldn't say 「今日は大変で、宿題が多くて、暑かった。」or "Today<br>was awful -and- I had a lot of homework -and- it was hot." Instead, I'd say<br>「暑くて、宿題が多くて、今日は大変だった。」"It was hot -and- I had a lot of homework -and-<br>(therefore) today was difficult." See? In this case, I translated the connecting te-form (て-form) as “and,” and it
does imply a sequence. It also implies the order of importance / causality
in a sentence. For instance, I wouldn't say 「今日は大変で、宿題が多くて、暑かった。」or “Today
was awful -and- I had a lot of homework -and- it was hot.” Instead, I'd say
「暑くて、宿題が多くて、今日は大変だった。」”It was hot -and- I had a lot of homework -and-
(therefore) today was difficult.” See?

]]> http://www.rockinginhakata.com/2009/04/17/1267/comment-page-1/#comment-52547 Jonadab Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:32:42 +0000 http://www.rockinginhakata.com/?p=1267#comment-52547 Well, in some languages (Hebrew for instance) the word for "and" can also imply a sequence of events, so that "A and B" can also mean "A first and then B". But if that's true of Japanese, it's news to me. Well, in some languages (Hebrew for instance) the word for “and” can also imply a sequence of events, so that “A and B” can also mean “A first and then B”. But if that's true of Japanese, it's news to me.

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