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Volitional form + かと
それから、少し手足を伸ばそうかと、道路のむかい側にあるパン屋まで歩いて買物に行くことにした。
After that he stretched out a little and decided to go to the bread shop on the opposite side of the street.
First of all I'm not sure if he stretches ...
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体操でもしてこよっと DB Chapter 2 [duplicate]
This is Goku translated as: "Alright. Exercise time!".
体操 = excercise
でも = but
して = doing
こよっと = ??
I couldn't find any reference to understand でもして. Also the ending こよっと, I couldn't find it in ...
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Volitional + と without follow-up
The following sentence was part of the last exercise I did:
あなたが何を見つけようと、それは途方もなく危険なもの_____。大勢の人間が私達を殺そうとしてるんだから。
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A. に間違いない、B. に越したことはない、C. に相違ない、D. に決まっている
The right answer was D.
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How is Volitional + と used in these sentences?
In these sentences, I don't understand this particular use of volitional + と. It seems that it's interchangeable with ように or ために in these cases. But I've never seen Volitional + と used like this.
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Meaning of "Volitional + と + (Non-する verb)" [duplicate]
I'm kind of confused on what does "Volitional + と + Verb" mean in the following sentences:
i) 心臓を串刺しにせんと繰り出される槍の穂先
ii) 手に入れようと急ぐ
There are two different ways I see to parse it:
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だろうと how can I translate it?
I am reading The Little Prince in Japanese and I am not sure about how to translate だろうと in the following sentence:
大人たちにそう言われてから、今度はわかってくれるだろうとウワバミの中身を描いて見ました。
I don't know how to literally ...
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Use of も after quote particle
電話のベルが聞こえたとき、無視しようかとも思った。
When I heard the phone's bell I wondered if I should ignore it.
We have 無視する = "to ignore",
無視しようか = "will I ignore it?"
無視しようかと思った = "I thought 'will I ignore it'".
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Negative volitional+と
「それじゃあ放課後、茶道室に来て下さい。
そこでこれからのことを話し合いましょう」
先輩は校舎のほうへ走っていく。
それに遅れまいと、こっちも校舎へと走り出した。
Why is the negative volitional used in the last sentence?
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What does volitional + と mean?
For example in this sentence:
迷宮内は天井が宿す燐光によって光源に困らない代わりに、夜になろうと朝を迎えようとその眩しい光が途切れることはない。
How should I interpret 夜になろうと朝を迎えようと?
Thanks!
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Volitional + と + Verb
(In this question, I will use "Volitional" to mean "V-(よ)う".)
As I understand it, Volitional + と + する is a phrase meaning "to try to do something". I've also seen similar phrases, but with different ...
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