うわ! クリスマスツリーの下に沢山のプレゼントがあるんだよ！ クリスマスの日に違いない。
Translation
Wow! There are so many 
under the 
! There is no doubt it’s Christmas Day. 
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ああ、今日はお正月なのに、一体どうしてみんなと祝う代わりに、雪かきをしてますか？なんて残酷な運命だ。。。
Translation
Ahh, today is New Year’s Day, but instead of celebrating with everyone, why in the world am I shoveling snow? What a cruel fate…
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Generally speaking, the sentence final verb indicates the overall tense and speech style. Some grammar forms require the use of short/casual forms but do not necessarily determine the politeness level of the utterance.
Sometimes where conjunctions do allow for the ます form to be used, it will generally carry a very formal tone.
大人が正しい。
Summary
The adult is correct.
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Surprised to see this thread still going not gonna lie. Been a while since I posted last.
昨日、ゲームをしすぎたあまり、勉強することが忘れてしまった。
translation
I forgot to study yesterday cause I played games too much.
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驚くことに、クラスに入った時に中に誰もいなかった。完全な静けさで、のどかな雰囲気を感じることができて、まるで悩み事は全部飛んでいったようだ。たとえちょっとくらいだけ。
Translation
Surprisingly, when I entered the class, there was no one inside. It was completely quiet and I could feel a peaceful atmosphere, as if all my worries had flown away. Even if just for a little while.
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猫は声がすごくかわいいわね。
Translation
Cats make very cute noises.
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この近所でレストランへ食べに行きたければ、花倉という日本料理の食店に限るよ。
Translation
Would want to go to eat to a restaurant in the neighbourhood, there is no better place than a Japanese one called Hanakura.
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私はときどき自分の猫がどんなことを考えるかな。。。
Translation
Sometimes I wonder what kind of things my cat is thinking about.
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明日は新しい雑誌が届けられるんですけど。一人当たり二部受けるということは言うまでもありません。どうしてかというと、今年は全員が一生懸命働いたからです。
Translation
Tomorrow the new magazines will be delivered. It goes without saying that there will be two copies per person. If you ask me why, it is because all employees have worked their hearts out this year.
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ーあっ、借りた上着がちょっと汚くなって、ごめん。
ー「ちょっと汚くなって』じゃねえよ！その上着は泥だらけにされてしまって、もう助かれない！言い訳を言うより、ちゃんと自分のせいを確認して、結果を担いなさい！
Translation
ー Oh, that jacket that I borrowed from you got a little dirty, sorry.
ー Don’t you say “a little dirty”! That jacket is covered in mud and there’s no way to save it! Instead of making excuses, admit your fault properly and take responsibility for the consequences!
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仕事を辞めるか辞めないかは留学することによって違います。
訳す
Whether I quit my job or not depends on if I study abroad.
I don’t know. Feels like maybe I can’t quite use this construction in this way. Maybe someone else knows better than me.
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アニメと漫画とライトノベルの中で、漫画が一番よむのが好きですよ。
translation
Among anime, manga, and light novels, I like reading manga the most.
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軌道でいうと木星の一年が地球の約十二年に当たる。
Translation
In terms of orbit, one year in Jupiter corresponds to roughly twelve years in planet Earth.
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Hi!
It does sound a bit strange to me, though I’m still a パダワン, maybe not young, but still a パダワン. I also feel that this construction is not the proper one to convey the meaning of your sentence.
Maybe it is the “留学すること” part, which might be replaced by a noun that expresses the same thing? 仕事を辞めるか辞めないかは" could be simplified to “仕事を辞めるかどうか” as well.
Or it could be that this “depends on” is not one associated to a decision based on a situation that might or might not happen but to an “entity” (person, location, season, quality, opinion,…) as it requires a noun before によって. とにかく, let the 先生 speak!
HTH!
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二人の警察官はアパートを調べている：
ーここにさっき誰かいたよ。
ーどうして分かったか？
ーやかんはまだぬるいから。
ーへえ、いい観察！
Translation
Two police officers are investigating an apartment:
ーThere was someone here just now.
ーHow did you know?
ーBecause the kettle is still lukewarm.
ーWow, nice observation!
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This sounds super helpful! I only just got here, but I’ll try to come back every day.
それのオーブン、クッキーに入れました。
I haven’t actually gotten to に yet and I’m never sure if I’m actually using it right, but I also don’t have it in me to make up sentences from whole cloth (vs “hi this is what I did this week”) so any notes would be helpful. Grammar’s definitely my weakest point…
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Hi and welcome!
I would rewrite it like this:
そのオーブンにクッキーを入れました。
Translation
I put cookies in that oven.
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一つの重罪ばかりに、日常な事務所生活は刑務所生活になりますよ。自白した方がいい。
Translation
With only one serious crime, your daily office life will become life in prison, you know? It’s better to confess.
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今田君は背が高い割にはバスケットボールをするのがあまり上手じゃないんだ。言うまでもないが、ハンドボールをするのも上手じゃない。
Translation
Despite his height, Imada is not very good at playing basketball. Needless to say, he is not good at playing handball either.
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