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1)
元々恋愛と結婚は別のものと彼女は考えていた。
and
2)
元々彼女は恋愛と結婚は別のものと考えていた。
Would I be right in saying that
1) focuses on the fact that she thought marriage AND love were different
2) focuses on that it was HER who thought love and marriage were different
Also a little confused on the usage of particles at the end because 1) has は考えていた. What is the difference between は考えていた and を考えていた?
Thank you :)
They have the same meaning. The difference between these sentences is word order, and that's about it.
- 元々恋愛と結婚は別のものと彼女は考えていた。
- 元々彼女は恋愛と結婚は別のものと考えていた。
I'd translate:
- Originally, love and marriage are different, she thought that.
- Originally, she thought love and marriage were different.
元々恋愛と結婚は別のものと彼女は考えていた。
元々彼女は恋愛と結婚は別のものと考えていた。
I think that most Japanese think the two sentences have the same meaning.
