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Sentence #2085631

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 sharptoothed sharptoothed December 17, 2012 December 17, 2012 at 2:15:54 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

bunbuku-san, is it possible to use 机 instead of 席 here, too?

bunbuku bunbuku December 17, 2012 December 17, 2012 at 2:27:47 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

When we hear トムは机に座っている, we would assume Tom is sitting ON THE DESK literally. If you want to use 机, try to say 机に向かっている which means sitting at his desk.


For example,
トムは自分の席に座り、本を読み始めた。
トムは自分の机に向かい、本を読み始めた。

Both of them are the same meaning; Tom sat at his desk and started to read a book.

sharptoothed sharptoothed December 17, 2012 December 17, 2012 at 2:32:04 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

あ、なるほど！分かりました。どうもありがとう。＾＾

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #1868166Tom is sitting at his desk..

トムは自分の席に座っている。

added by bunbuku, December 17, 2012
➜ #1868166Tom is sitting at his desk.

linked by bunbuku, December 17, 2012
➜ #8390666Tom está sentado en mi sitio.

linked by ManuelML, December 19, 2019