GrammarInTheWild - November 2021

November 15th Translation

Notes:
There was quite a bit of slang in this panel! While there are no good translations for things like ぜ in English, it could readily be translated to things like ‘ya know’, ‘like’, or even ‘bro’ in some circumstances.

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November 16th
てくれない

Text: コイツをちょっと調べてくれるか?

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Could you investigate that guy a little bit?

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Summary

Any chance of you looking for this dude for me?

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Summary

Could you look into him a bit for me?

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Summary

“Could you look into this guy a bit for me”

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This is my first try for GrammarInTheWild, so I hope to not be too bad !

Summary

Could you take a quick look at this ?

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Translation attempt

Won’t you check up on this fellow for a moment?

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T

Hey, could you take a look at this guy (for me)?

U

ちょと待って。君の携帯電話を借りさせてくれないか?世界一周するように直ちに文プロレビューをしなくてはいけない。え、もうアメージングレースが終わってしまった?信じないよ。

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Translation

Will you investigate about this guy for me?

Use case

今日の文法を使う文を見つけられませんが、私にとって見つけてくれないか。

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November 16th Translation

Notes:
コイツ is regularly used in relation to objects that a speaker does not think highly of (especially if it is something the speaker owns themselves). In this example, the speaker drew something, then asks another person to have a look. This nuance is ‘I know this (コイツ) is probably bad, but would you take a look anyway?’

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November 17th
前に

Text: 野口教授の手術前に、俺たちは最後の集会を開く。

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Translation

Before professor 野口’s surgery we should start the final meeting.

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Summary

“Before Professor Noguchi’s surgery, we will hold a final meeting”

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Summary

We’re gonna have one last party before Mr. Noguchi’s operation.

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We open the last meeting before Professor Noguchi’s surgery.

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Translation

This will be the last time we gather before professor Noguchi’s operation.

Notes

野口 : Noguchi
教授 : Professor. I have never seen “せんせい” as pronunciation for this word but “きょうじゅ” Is this normal ?
手術 : しゅじゅつ surgery, operation, procedure
前に : before
俺たち : おれたち We
最後 : さいご last; final; latest; most recent
集会 : しゅうかい meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
開く : ひらく to hold (meeting, party, etc.);

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T

Before Professor Noguchi’s surgery, we are going to gather together one last time.

U

私の秘密にとってあなたに教える前に、絶対に誰にも言わないの約束が必要です。

UT

I couldn’t locate today’s grammar practice sentence however, would you show it to me?

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November 17th Translation

Notes:
せんせい is not an official reading of 教授, but it is a common way to say ‘doctor’. It is not uncommon in medicine for some of the more experienced doctors to be university professors that teach things related to their specialty to other staff in the hospital. This could be when new techniques become mainstream, or just to facilitate the ongoing education of other doctors, residents, nurses, and medical scientists.

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November 18th
まま

Text: お降りの際はバスが停まるまでそのままお待ちください。

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