GrammarInTheWild - October 2021

Translation

If I wanted you to overlook, go and buy the kyuroku air max.

All this makes no sense…
Edit after reading you guys’ translations and comments: like FredKore I missed that the guy who want the other guy do something is not “I” but “You”. Now that makes sense… Thanks! So: “If you want me to overlook, go and buy the 95’s air max.”

Use case

ちゃんと説明してほしい。

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T

If I want to overlook over there then buy me curok air max (?).

I have no idea what キューロクエアーマックス is… エアーマックス comes up as a Nike shoe or something.

U

昨日一緒に話したのについて考えてほしいです。

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Summary

I want you to explain it clearly/properly

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If I want you to overlook [things], I’d send you to buy Kyuroku Air Max over there.

Edit: oh, so it’s “if you want me to overlook”. But how can someone guess it without a context? It is a common way to say “you want me”, or it depends on the context every time? :thinking:

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Summary

“If you want to overlook it, go and buy those airmax’s…”

Full disclosure: I had to sneak a look at another translation to get the ‘95 Air max’, I was completely stumped. Also theres a lot of context/nuance I’m missing haha

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October 3rd Translation

Notes :
Because of the ‘often’ indirect nature of Japanese, some grammar structures like てほしい will often be used in speech enquiring about what other people want you to do, rather than what you personally want them to do. Although both uses are common, ~てほしい is more likely to be heard in questions.

Side Note :
The キューロク here could have had a few different translations, depending on how you interpret it (we couldn’t find an equivalent English name). A mixture of 九 and 六 makes the most sense.

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October 4th

Text :
新陳代謝が正常に行われるよう体液の状態を維持したり、消化や吸収など機能を助けます。

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Yesterday's Translation

If I want you to miss an opportunity, go buy a '96 Air Max!

I translated how the grammar looks to me but it doesn’t make a lot of sense. Guess I’ll go check the translation now since I’m late. :sweat_smile:

EDIT - Wow キューロク got me. Couldn’t figure it out so I thought it was 九 and 六.

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That will do things like improve the condition of body fluids(?) to their ordinary state and aid in digestion.

I have no idea what I’m looking at, but I’ve been getting a good laugh pretending it’s essential oils the whole time.

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This makes a lot more sense and is probably correct!

Edit - Changed the pic to reflect 九六 :ok_hand:

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I think it might be. :eyes:

I was thinking it was car related but looks like they’re Nikes!

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Yep, definitely Nike’s. Strange, can’t view that link (might be because I’m in Japan, but still strange)

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Translation

Normal metabolism is practiced by maintaining the condition of body fluids, and it can help with the function of digestion, absorption, etc.

The first part of this sentence is considerably harder (for me) than other days. I’m a little tripped up about the 行われるよう part.

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Also apparently I reply to you too much @Asher. :rofl:

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Summary

“To keep the status of body fluids in a normal metabolism, and helps things like digestion and absorption”

Not sure how to work in 行われる

Struggled to understand that one, I’ve got the pieces but not sure how it goes together! These ‘Free for all Translations’ are always a big challange

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Literal Translation

Maintaining the (Internal) Body Environment

新陳代謝が正常に行われるよう
In order to have a normal metabolism,

体液の状態を維持したり、
the condition of body fluids is being maintained

消化や吸収など機能を助けます。
while aiding in functions like digestion, absorption.


We need line 2 & 3 to have metabolism but line 2 & 3 is being done by metabolism?

Who’s doing the line 2 & 3?
Is my translation wrong or just missing some info?
Or is it my english again lol

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Literal translation

I had to search a couple of these words…

Maintaining your body environment
To maintain the condition of your body fluids for normal metabolism and to assist digestion and absorption [amongst other things].

I can’t really think what the context for this would be… is it explaining about a healthy food or something?

眠れなくなるほど面白い

So interesting that you won’t get sleepy :joy:

ダイエットにも健康にも役立つ!

Helpful for [as much as] your diet and your health!

最強の調理法まで徹底解説

We [go as far as to] thoroughly explain about the best way of cooking!

15時のケーキより21時のフルーツの方が太る!?

You put on more weight if you eat fruit at 9pm, than you do if you eat cake at 3pm?!

ごまはすらないと健康効果はゼロ!?

If you don’t have sesame seeds, then there is no impact on your health!?

トクホ"を摂れば、健康になる?"

If is good for your health if you take Tokuho (I don’t know what that is but judging by the picture it’s a health drink).

Summary

You only have to read this magazine and you’ll be thin and beautiful and have a super fun and happy lifestyle. Don’t read it and you’ll be a fat sweaty pig like Matt.

Whereas I just text him on Saturday nights when I’ve had a few too many to drink :joy:

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Translation

体内の環境を維持する : preserving your inner environment
新陳代謝が正常に行われるよう体液の状態を維持したり、消化や吸収など機能を助けます。: It (?) maintains a good condition of the inner fluids that makes the metabolism function normally, or facilitates your digestive and absorptive capacities, for instance.
Not sure about this よう. Is it supposed to mean “in order to” (but then I would expect the particle に) or is it a suffix which means “a way to” (but then shouldn’t it be preceded by the stem of the verb?) or something else?

図解 : illustration

眠れなくなるほど面白い : interesting to the point you will not be able to sleep

栄養素の話 : tales of nutrient

15時のケーキょり21時のフルーッのほうが太る!? : the 9 p.m. fruits makes me fatter thant the 3 p.m. cookie!?

〝トクホ”を摂れぱ、健康になる? : taking “designated health food” makes healthy?

ごまはすらないと健康効果はゼロ!? : unpolished sesame seeds have zero health benefits!? (not sure about すらない)

ダイエットにも健康にも役立つ! : diet also benefits your health!
最強の調理法まで徹底解説! : comprehensive explanations of the best cooking practices!

Use cases' translation

@s1212z 昨日一緒に話したのについて考えてほしいです。
I want you to think about what we talked about yesterday.

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Ooof, this one has me a bit stumped, I feel like I'm missing something obvious, don't have too much time to analyse sadly, busy day --'

Helps maintain state of normalcy for metabolism and bodily fluids, helps with digestion and absorption.

This is the translation that makes most sense to me, but I really feel like I’m missing something… Might return after work tonight for a second attempt :man_shrugging:

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How your body stays healthy
Digestion, absorption, and other functions help to keep body fluids renewal to be done properly and so on.

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Summary

Our metabolism helps perform things like normal bodily fluid maintenance, digestion, and absorption functions.

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