Questions tagged [parsing]
構文解析. Questions about understanding how a phrase / sentence / utterance is put together, what its components are.
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Past tense …でする vs. past tense copula です confusion
Maybe this is a stupid question, because very likely it is possible for advanced learners to distuiguish this. However, in the present tense ...でする (particle で) and ...です (copula) are distinct, while ...
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Is 黙って言うこと a set phrase?
I've read today the sentence:
お母さんにどなられても，しかられても，羊のように黙って言うことを聞きました。
The part I understand says that even if she was screamed at or scolded by the mother, like a sheep...
Now, I can't find a ...
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What does 囚えよう mean in this book?
I'm currently reading a screenplay regarding to Oda Nobunaga.
In one of the character line, it is written that
あなたは死して尚、この僕を囚えようというのですか？
Base on my search, it seems that the kanji 囚 is associated ...
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など無いも同然だった in this scene
narrator depicting a defloration scene
深々と肉棒の打ち込まれたAの股間からは、彼女がついさっきまで純潔だった事を示す赤い血が、傷口からあふれ出して太ももにまで垂れていた。
しかし、Aの感じている痛みは、外からも見える傷口だけではない。むしろ苦痛という点では、処女膜が裂けた痛みなど無いも同然だった。
However, the pain ...
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Word-order with の- and に- particles
I have this part of a sentence
影{かげ}の次第{しだい}に濃{こ}く集{あつ}まる部分{ぶぶん}に
along with its translation:
"in the part where the shadows gradually gathered and thickened"
which makes contextual sense, but ...
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Parsing the sentence 書く人物の顔が頭に入っていないと効果はない
This sentence is from Death Note, specifically on how to use it.
This sentence is written in-universe using English. It states, “This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person’s ...
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What does「ごとが」mean?
Is this (the phrase/word ごとが) a grammar point or vocabulary? I tried to look it up in Takoboto dictionary but it doesn't return a specific word.
Also, if the phrase/word 「ごとが」 is a grammar point. How ...
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魅力的って言われてもお前だって困る in this context
girl「まさかお前っ……こ、こここの胸が私の魅力だと言いたいのか！？」
mc「誰もそんなこと言ってないだろ！？」
girl「…………」
mc「ああ違う、魅力的じゃないとも言ってない！ いやすごい！ お前の胸はすごいよ！」
mc「でもそんなの魅力的って言われてもお前だって困るだろ！？」
uh no, i'm not saying that your ...
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interpretting お前を倒さずして、消滅などできん！
enemy returns a while after being defeated by the mc
mc「ど、どうしてあなたが……！ この間滅したはずなのに……！？」
enemy「お前を倒さずして、消滅などできん！」
enemy charges....
i will "do it" without beating you, i can't extinguish ...
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Meaning of タダで in タダでヤれる
speaker desperate for some action
あんないい女とタダでヤれるせっかくのチャンス、放っておく手はねぇだろ
to finally have a chance of being being able to do it with such a fine girl, I'm not the sort that ignores that
How is タダで ...
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who 己 is indicating in this sentence
The person the speaker is talking to previously warned of disaster if the the speaker didn't do something, but the speaker did not want to break traditions and did not interfere. That person shows up ...
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unamed subject in this conversation and use of ~のに… in this sentence
gossip among unnamed students while being made to run laps, about a time when the ゴリ男 gym teacher got really angry at something.Reader does not anything about what had happened.
「これって、...
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Grammatic relationships inside a sentence - parsing
once again I need again your help:
I have this sentence and also its translation (same auther/text as here) :
まだどこにも兆{きざ}していない死苦{しく}が、感覚{かんかく}を灼{や}けた鉄{てつ}のように真赤{まっか}に鍛{きた}えてくれるのを感{かん}じた。
I think I ...
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Trouble with a small excerpt from Tanizaki's Himitsu
I'm having some trouble understanding the following excerpt (from Tanizaki's Himitsu):
甘い匂いのひやひやとした露が、毛穴へ染み入る皮膚のよろこびは格別であった
"The sweet scented and chilly dew" does what? "the delight of the skin ...
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use of ほどには and くらいには in this sentence
context is some bad guys talking to an arrogant rich girl that they kidnapped. Included extra context, not sure if needed.
girl 「調子に乗って……！ こんなの、今だけなんだからね……！ あんたたちみたいなウジ虫は、社会の落伍者は、ろくなこともしないで、...
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Interpreting ~が言う方が in this sentence among other things
A is a guy and B is a girl. b is trying to set up A with another girl. Neither A or B's social life is that clear yet but A is somewhat of a mood maker.
男の、しかも女子の間でちょっと可愛いと密かに人気のあるAが言う方が、...
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In AてBてもらう does もらう operate on A and B?
Regarding stickers put on apples to make pictures:
シールを作った会社が毎年、農家の人にお願いしてこのりんごを作ってもらっています。
Every year the company that makes these stickers receives requests from farmers and receives the apples ...
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use of ときては in this sentence
context is about drugging someone up to get them to more lively again for sexual purposes
やがて反応が磨耗し、クスリを用いて復調したと思ったら明後日の方向に電波を飛ばしまくりときては、単に溜まったから排泄するという感覚の方が近くなる。
before long her responses ...
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unclear designation of それ in this passage
Like to get some opinions about this passage, speaker is in a situation where only he has a gun (kept in secret so far), but might be forced to reveal his hand soon. Has to deal with the 不良 sooner or ...
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Sentence structure of 戦争で敵兵になぶりものにされて殺されたんだ
「うーん、君が納得する話が出来るかどうか。そうだね、例えば……」
「僕は両親の顔も知らない。戦争で敵兵になぶりものにされて殺されたんだ」
「それで、叔父に引き取られたんだけどさ。...
In this hypothetical, the parents are killed in war but the bolded section is unintuitive to ...
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“nounをnoun(verb stem)” expressions: ie 基準を流れ, 戸惑いを表れ etc
後には、その基準を流れのあるものととらえ、一緒に進む一続きの行動を表す文が来る。(part of explanation for ～に沿って)
俺のとまどいを不安の表れと思ったのか、そんなふうに声をかけて、彼女は教室を出て行った。
I've treated the を in these sentences as の. How is を used here, and what is ...
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Parsing in this sentence, subject incongruity
我々(us angels)はアマツ様の教えを順守して行動する。でも人はちがう。アマツ様の教えを我欲がしのぎ、憎み、欺き、決して足りず争いを繰り返す。
amatsu-sama's teachings are usurped by selfishness, hatred, deceit, (??) isn't sufficient, the fighting repeats ...
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use 味の感想も聞けるしな and 作りがいがある in this sentence
ここでは毎日味の感想も聞けるしな。特にアリスは、どんなメシでも笑顔で食べるから作りがいがある。
mc that does all the cooking, talks about cooking while cooking
Maybe it's because everyday i get feedback about my cooking from all of you. ...
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ながらも followed up by のに
恥ずかしそうに戸惑いながらも、彼女は快楽の波を声に出して逃すのに忙しそうだ。
Though she is bewildered in shame, (and though??) her waves of pleasure escape in her voice, she seems flustered.
i'm not sure if this is only because using ...
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Meaning of ほうなんで?
It is a "simple" sentence, but I can't find any information how I should parse and interpret this part.
これでも用心深いほうなんでね。
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To what extent can a noun be used as an adverb?
彼女の細い指先を、舌がぬらりと踊ると、明かりに反射した光がうっすらと手に貼りついた。
Once her tongue slid around in a dance, she gently stuck the the "明かりに反射した光" (spit?) onto her hand using her slim fingers.
(normally there isn't ...
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Meaning of 日本をはじめ and the mystery of the missing particle
日本をはじめ世界中の登山家の間で人気が高いアルプス山脈の最高峰モンブランで、...
Where I normally put my translation attempt
I understand this bit:
世界中の登山家の間で人気が高いアルプス山脈の最高峰モンブラン
The Alps' highest peak, Mont Blanc, which has high ...
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Can two clauses joined by masu-stem form have an reason-action relationship?
新しい駅は、品川駅と田町駅の間にある車両基地の一部を縮小し建設が進められていて、山手線と京浜東北線の列車が停車する計画です。
The new station will reduce part of the rail yard between the Shinagawa and Tamachi stations and 建設が進められていて and it is planned that ...
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What does the double use of “殺せる” mean here?
Context: The speaker is talking to his friend who was surprise attacked by an enemy despite this enemy being the speaker's acquaintance from bygone days, his friend asks him for an explanation as to ...
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いかに～かどうか structure in this sentence
就職先を失敗して学んだことは、どんな仕事にしろ結局はいかに相手の立場になって物事を考えられるかどうかだと思った。
Speaker talking about a prior job that the speaker quit due to insane hours/low pay
I think that "I learned from failing at my (old) ...
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The correct parsing of 無類 In this sentence
So I'm having a friendly debate with someone over the correct parsing of this sentence:
隆之介のような無類のライトレベルを操る才覚なく
Namely the way 無類 is affecting it.
I'm of the opinion that the correct way to parse ...
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PhraseA-て + phraseB + ために + phrase C
From here:
この行事は、お盆が終わって先祖の霊を送るために行われていて、３００年以上の歴史があると言われています。
This is event is performed to dispatch the souls of the ancestors ??? and is said to have over 300 years of history.
I'm struggling ...
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logical processing of this lyric
あなたのために綺麗になりたいと願う 好きな人の前では女の子でいたい
For your sake, I want to become a girl that hopes to become pretty in front of the person i love
Does that feel too convoluted to you, or am i parsing this wrong?...
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Which is the verb belonging to the particle を?
recently I stumbled upon a sentence in Yukio Mishima's 憂国{ゆうこく} - "Patriotism". It is BTW part Japanese/English parallel text stories, so I basically know what it intends to say but I simply can't ...
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Relative clause with both direct object and head noun as object
From here:
国土交通省によると、３つの会社は走るのに必要なガソリンの量や外に出るガスの量を調べる検査を国が決めたルールと違うやり方で行っていました。そして、ルールどおりに検査したと記録していました。
According to the land ministry, three companies were operating in a way different to the ...
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Help understanding / translating a Japanese sentence with nested clauses
This sentence is not all that complicated, but I'm having a bit of trouble understanding exactly what it means and how the grammar is working. It's a quote from Japanese author Yoshikichi Furui (古井由吉):...
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Help parsing and translating this sentence with を at the end
Context: an aggressive and violent boxer (Riku) is going to fight against an evasive opponent that is really good at dodging punches and who always tries to win on points rather than KOs. Riku's ...
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How does 自身 fit into the grammar of this sentence?
The sentence in question:
しかし、不思議なことに、そう答える親たち自身の幼い時の記憶には、自分がおんぶされていた頃の思い出が強く残っているのです。
For full context:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/web_tokushu/2018_0521.html?utm_int=news_contents_tokushu_004
My ...
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Meaning of 疑問を胸に取材を進める
The sentence in question:
そんな疑問を胸に取材を進めると、改めて、おんぶの魅力を知ることになりました。
For full context:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/web_tokushu/2018_0521.html?utm_int=news_contents_tokushu_004
My attempt at translation:
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Two に with 行かれて
Context:
Person A, has just left to look for persons B, and it would be bad if she met them. Person C comments on this saying:
まずいな。
今彼女にBたちの所に行かれては……！
There are two things that kinda confuse ...
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嘘をついているのではないかと疑った。
私は彼が嘘をついているのではないかと疑った。
The amount of particles used here confused the shit out of me and I couldn't understand anything so I need help understanding what each particle does here.
Why not just say ...
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みすぎって in the phrase 韓国たのしみすぎって話
I'm a complete beginner in Japanese. I was trying to analyze this sentence here, but I'm not sure at all about the correct translation.
韓国たのしみすぎって話！
How would you translate this? "Talk that Korea ...
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Introducing a subject and implying it in the same sentence
From this article:
映像はドローンを使って空から撮りました。
The images were taken from the sky using a drone.
Whilst the meaning is clear, I find this sentence very awkward. I can't write the sentence in a natural ...
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How to differentiate between separate meanings of て form?
Sometimes the て form has an adverbial meaning like: 重ねて or 歩いて行く and sometimes it functions as a way to connect two sentences. Is there an easy way to differentiate between what meaning is being used?...
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Help interpreting/parsing a tsukkomi retort
I am having trouble interpreting/parsing a portion of a certain extract from an action themed comic :-
Just to give you some context, two enemy factions are battling. Two people from one faction were ...
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Can the subject appear at the head of a relative clause and **in** the clause simultaneously?
宮城県と岩手県は、仮設住宅などには世話をする人がいないお年寄りなど生活に困っている人が住んでいることが多いため、１人で亡くなる人が増えていると考えています。
The Miyagi and Iwate prefectures think that the number of people who are dying alone is increasing because there are ...
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Understanding トイレの方が来たらいいのに in these song lyrics
I've been listening to a song called 布団の中から出たくない recently and tried to translate some of the lyrics, since my Japanese is still on a beginner or lower intermediate level. I stumbled over one ...
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Parsing help, (understanding 肝心の~/ ~のは基本 / target of Xを喰らう)
I'm reading up on some lore in piece of Japanese fiction, and I'm finding it rather difficult to parse the short paragraph below due to confusion on two specific points.
To add a little context, a ...
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Is こたぁねえ= ことはない? [duplicate]
Context: a group of men are walking down a secluded road, they get the feeling they're being followed and sure enough their hunch is proved right when they're suddenly attacked, a projectile is ...
