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Sentence #4764550

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 tommy_san tommy_san December 14, 2015 December 14, 2015 at 3:16:31 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

keys."

Stalwartlover Stalwartlover December 14, 2015 December 14, 2015 at 8:14:53 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

ご指摘ありがとうございました。

CK CK December 14, 2015, edited December 14, 2015 December 14, 2015 at 8:21:17 AM UTC, edited December 14, 2015 at 8:27:03 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Also, you might want to reconsider the English a bit.

Remember that people will be using your English contributions to study English, so you want them to sound as natural as possible. You don't just want them to accurately indicate what the Japanese means.

For example, you may want to consider this change.

Convert to the singular for "keys." (Bicycles usually only have one.)

Instead of "What key?", maybe consider "What key are you looking for?" or "Which one are you looking for?" or "Which key are you looking for?"


I personally skipped translating this one when I saw it since I couldn't really come up with something that sounded natural in English.

Stalwartlover Stalwartlover December 14, 2015 December 14, 2015 at 8:23:35 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

OK thanks for the advice again (I think I'm starting to understand now...sorry)

I will try to come up with something a bit more natural along those lines.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #4715644「どうしたの？」「鍵がない」「何の鍵？」「自転車の鍵」.

"What's the matter?"

added by Stalwartlover, December 14, 2015
➜ #4715644「どうしたの？」「鍵がない」「何の鍵？」「自転車の鍵」

linked by Stalwartlover, December 14, 2015
"What's the matter?"

edited by Stalwartlover, December 14, 2015
"What's the matter?" "I can't find my keys" "What keys?" "My bicyle keys."

edited by Stalwartlover, December 14, 2015
➜ #4764559“怎么了？” “我找不到我的钥匙了。” “什么钥匙？” “我的自行车钥匙。”

linked by ryanwoo, December 14, 2015
"What's the matter?" "I can't find my keys." "What keys?" "My bicyle keys."

edited by Stalwartlover, December 14, 2015
"What's the matter?" "I can't find my keys." "Which ones?" "My bicycle ones."

edited by Stalwartlover, December 14, 2015
➜ #4779736"Sorun ne?" "Anahtarlarımı bulamıyorum." "Hangilerini?" "Benim bisiklet anahtarlarını."

linked by duran, December 20, 2015