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Subject: Re: 3 grammar questions
From: Carl (carlsensei.com)
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:24:53 GMT
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These are all very colloquial and hard to translate exactly.
> 1) 外国の車なんて、高すぎて、買えませんよ。
> What is the use of なんて in this sentence?
It's hard to translate. Do you know about ndesu? Nante is basically just a slangy sort of intensifier thing. "Man, foreign cars? Those things are too expensive; I don't buy 'em."
> 2) ジョンさんは、風邪をひいているらしいですよ。
> What does らしい mean?
Looks-like. "John, it looks like you've caught a cold!"
> 3) 友達とビールをのむことくらい楽しいことはない。
> What does this sentence mean?
"Even drinking a beer with friends is no fun."
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