Re: I need some help from native speakers of Japanese

In article <1146678407.669786.274080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Ray" <raymondaliasapollyon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

But I am asking for a sentence in which "where" is related to the
embedded clause, not to the matrix clause, therefore not to the matrix
predicate, "think". Maybe you are just giving me a comparison.



cf. "Where do you think he has gone?"
"Anata wa kare ga doko he itta to omoi masuka?"
(Tell me where he has gone, if you know it.)

Not sure what a matrix clause is, but a closer English translation would
be "As for you, where did he go, in your opinion." So the "where"
refers to him, and the "think" refers to the person being asked. \

The phrase "to omoimasu" generally identifies something as being a
personal opinion or assumption, as opposed to a statement of a fact the
speaker knows for sure. Very important distinction in a highly ordered
society, particularly back when a lot of people carried swords.


The above, literally:

You topic-particle him subject-particle where toward went with-particle
think question-particle
.

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