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 CK CK September 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 at 3:58:21 AM UTC link Permalink

The original Tanaka Corpus sentence linked to this was...

I was born at a small town in Nara.

Likely a better translation and better English sentence would be the following.

I was born in a small town in Nara Prefecture.

Maybe then, the Japanese should say 奈良県.

CK CK September 15, 2021, edited September 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 at 4:08:15 AM UTC, edited September 15, 2021 at 4:09:59 AM UTC link Permalink

> 奈良市にある小さな町で生まれた。
For this one, we wouldn't use the English word "town," I think.

We don't usually consider a part of a city as "a small town."
(People, however, may say "Let's go to town," meaning downtown.)

In this sentence, does Nara, imply Nara Prefecture or Nara City?

私は、奈良の小さな町で生まれた。

 CK CK September 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 at 4:35:12 AM UTC link Permalink

That's what I thought.

Unfortunately, "Nara" would refer to 奈良市 and "Nara Prefecture" to 奈良県 in English.

CK CK September 15, 2021, edited September 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 at 4:46:42 AM UTC, edited September 15, 2021 at 4:47:16 AM UTC link Permalink

In Aichi Ken, it's easier, since we don't have to worry about an "Aichi City."

small_snow small_snow September 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 at 4:56:59 AM UTC link Permalink

I'm sure! :)

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➜ #252309I was born in a small town called Nara.

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私は、奈良の小さな町で生まれた。

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