TextFugu » Topic: The "I found some Japanese I don't understand" thread. http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/feed/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:30:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en-US http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12224 <![CDATA[The "I found some Japanese I don't understand" thread.]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12224 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:55:21 +0000 thisiskyle I found some Japanese I don’t understand.
Help me!
「ジャレッド」サイモンがよんだ。気がつくと(1)、みんなはもう玄関前にいて、つっ立って(2)家をながめているのはジャレッドひとりだった。 (source kanji usage)

Here’s what I think:
“Jared” Simon called. ???,everyone had moved toward the entrance and Jared was left alone, staring at the house.

The questions are:
1. What is つくと?
2. What is つっ立って?

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12227 <![CDATA[Reply To: The "I found some Japanese I don't understand" thread.]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12227 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:00:59 +0000 thisiskyle edit: question 2 answered. つっ立って＝突っ立って＝the te form of 突っ立つ which means stand with some emphasis of some kind maybe…

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12228 <![CDATA[Reply To: The "I found some Japanese I don't understand" thread.]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12228 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:06:37 +0000 thisiskyle edit: question 1 answered. 気がつと is some form of 気がつく which means to become aware or to find oneself.

“Jared” Simon called. Everyone had already moved toward the entrance and Jared found himself staring up at the house alone.

Thanks guys. Sometimes all it takes is a listening ear. Although I still don’t get the と part…

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12230 <![CDATA[Reply To: The "I found some Japanese I don't understand" thread.]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12230 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:10:54 +0000 thisiskyle Hahahaha edit edit. it’s 気がつくと　not 気がつと　they are treating it like a noun but just didn’t put the の there! The と just means “and”. Take that Japanese!

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12515 <![CDATA[Reply To: Reply To: The "I found some Japanese I don't understand" thread.]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12515 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:13:36 +0000 MisterM2402 [Michael] 「そう思う / そう思います」 – “think so”

Saw quite a few sentences over on jisho.org that have this little phrase in them. Why doesn’t it use the と particle – shouldn’t it be 「そうと思う」?

Off topic: Is it just me or does it look like thisiskyle is having a conversation with himself here :P Maybe the other posts aren’t showing up for me.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12559 <![CDATA[Reply To: The "I found some Japanese I don't understand" thread.]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12559 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:40:43 +0000 thisiskyle Conversations with myself have often proven useful in problem solving. It’s a form of externalization.

Anyway, I think you use と for quotes or things like quotes like
-I think the moon is a government conspiracy.
“the moon is a government conspiracy” is like a quote out of my mind so this would get a と. “I think so.” on the other hand, does not contain any sort of quotish phrase.

However, it may be that the と is grammatically always needed but is just dropped in casual speech.

Howeverforever, I asked a girl if she’d seen a movie and she responded with ないと思う (short for 見たことがないと思う) which was in as casual situation as can be imagined and the と is still there which leads me to believe that what I said first was correct.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12766 <![CDATA[Reply To: The "I found some Japanese I don't understand" thread.]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-12766 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:24:27 +0000 thisiskyle I’m back.

車の中から荷物をおろそうと、サイモンの後についていきかけたときだった。

The subject is left off but I’m pretty sure it’s “Jared”.

Here’s my best guess:
(Jared) was trying to get the luggage out of the car and was about to follow Simon.

I really dont get the end part (ときだった) it seems like “at that time” or something maybe…

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-13024 <![CDATA[Reply To: The "I found some Japanese I don't understand" thread.]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/the-i-found-some-japanese-i-dont-understand-thread/#post-13024 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:19 +0000 MisterM2402 [Michael] An example sentence from Tae Kim: 「私は学生なので、お金がないんです。」

Why does he use BOTH ので and んです? Does that not make them both explanatory clauses? It just doesn’t make sense to me (“Because I am a student, because I have no money.”) :S

Danke :)

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