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wat's the different between these two sentences?
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on 2006-10-26 05:42:19 (edited 2006-10-26 05:48:11)
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yamada san to takura san wa shinbun o yonde imasu. yamada san wa takura san to shinbun o yonde imasu. i can't differentiate these two... can anyone help me here?  |
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Re: wat's the different between these two sentences?
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on 2006-10-26 06:09:42 |
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why yes i would be happy to help you with your homework out of Genki :P the first sentence means: yamada-san and takura-san are reading the newspaper. the second sentence means: yamada-san is reading the newspaper with takura-san. hear how it sounds slightly different in english but means the same damn thing? the two japanese sentences are nearly identical, too. the only difference is the emphasis. 
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Re: wat's the different between these two sentences?
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on 2006-10-26 06:30:37 |
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-.-'... still cant differentiate... both mean they are reading newspaper, am i right? but my sensei did mention abt sharing newspaper... i cant remember either the first sentence or the second one means they sharing the same newspaper... dochira? |
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Both mean they are reading the paper, yes. The difference if you look again, is that it says 'yamada-san TO takura-san....' 'Yamada-san wa Takura-san....' to, and wa are particles and usually don't have a direct translation. 'wa' changed the meaning. Thats all. Bye bye!
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yamada san to takura san wa shinbun o yonde imasu. Yamada and Takura are reading a newspaper. Yamada and Takura = subject newspaper = object reading = verb This sentence does not make clear that they are reading the same newspaper. They could be reading different ones sitting next to each other. yamada san wa takura san to shinbun o yonde imasu. Yamada is reading the newspaper with Takura. Yamada = subject newspaper = object reading = verb Takura = prepositional noun If they are reading together, it must be the same newspaper. Both particles are transposed, hence the difference in the subject and object of the sentence. |
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Re: wat's the different between these two sentences?
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on 2006-10-27 07:14:05 |
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soo desu ka... got it now... arigatoo ne, minna! |