Re: Short translation

Phil wrote:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:02:04 -0000, Marc Adler wrote:


On Oct 31, 1:42 pm, Phil <Phil....@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I was facetiously going to say that I was gonna look up gotta in the
dictionary but found both gonna and gotta in the Genius 3rd edition.

Well, I guess that's why they call it the "Genius" dictionary. (And
who said the Japanese were humble?) But seriously, could you imagine a
Japanese dictionary called the Gendai Nihongo Tensai Jiten?

Anyway, my point was that I know how the dictionary defines it, but
more to the point, I know how Japanese people use it, and they don't
use it like that.


Google あいにくね and I think you'll find differently - although it's a moot
point because I think we're agreed on the translation.

I didn't find anything in the first ten googlits that supported the usage.

I can hardly claim to know how Japanese people use anything, but "kawaisou ainiku ne" sounds to me sort of like "Isn't it a shame/Too bad that she's to be pitied" or "What a shame that she's pitiful."

Bart
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