Re: A little Japanese test

Richard VanHouten wrote:
B. Ito wrote:
How do you like to try the following two little Japanese tests?

Translate the following two Japanese sentences into two English sentences
each showing clear differences in the meaning.
[...]
2. Probably about level 1 or much higher.

「歌っちゃった。」

a.
I couldn't help but sing.
b.
I composed this song/poem. (Had to look up 歌う to remind myself of
this sense.)

What dictionary did you use? Mine (Shinmeikaikokugo and Kenkyusha J-E)
don't list it, though both have the equivalent of "sing *about*."

Bart

Daijirin:
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