「電車で長野に行った」というのは
We went to Nagano by train.
だけど、冠詞を付けて
We went to Nagano by the train.
とすると間違いですよね。「友達の車で行った」とか言うときに、よく間違えて
We went to Nagano by my friend's car.
と言ってしまうけど、これも正しくは
We went to Nagano in my friend's car.
っていうように「in」や「on」を使わないとダメなんですよね。
・・・分からん・・・まあ、間違えても通じるだろうけど。
同様に「鉛筆で書く」ってのは
write in pencil または write with a pencil
って言うらしいけど、なんで「in」なのか、ちっとも理解できません。
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現在完了で ever を使えるのは
(1)疑問文のとき
例: Have you ever been to Hokkaido?
(2)否定文のとき
例: I haven't ever had such a cold day.
(3) If +主語+ ever +過去分詞 のとき
例: If you have ever seen a UFO, tell me about it.
(4)比較構文で
[the 最上級+名詞+(that)+主語+ever+過去分詞]
例:This is the most beautiful music I have ever heard.
[as 形容詞 a 名詞 as 主語 ever 過去分詞]
例:This is as big a dog as I have ever seen.
Hello, Torri. Thanks for above comment. I have one question for the native English speaker that How much you feel uncomfortable sound if we say "He like this music." in stead of "He likes this music."
Hi, Torri, Thanks. Is there any difference among the following four sentences? Which one is incorrect or unacceptable for native speaker? If possible, could you place the order based on the sentence goodness?
1. I don't believe I would feel unconmfortable, but I always say "He likes this music."
2. I don't believe I feel unconmfortable, but I would always say "He likes this music."
3. I don't believe I feel unconmfortable, but I always say "He likes this music."
4. I don't believe I would feel unconmfortable, but I would always say "He likes this music."
Torrie sense-. Thank you very much. #1 and #2 are strange. As for #3, it's better to say "I don't feel uncomfortable ...." instead of saying "I don't believe I feel ...." if we don't use WOULD, right?
Does someone know the difference of the meanings between two adjectives "true" and "real"? What I want to clarify is the difference of the following example.
true doctor / real doctor
true diamond / real diamond
true friend / real friend
true story / real story
true copy / real copy
.....
何か質問するとき、「〜についてどう思いますか」って言いたいときは
What do you think ... ?
と言いますが、日本語の「どう(=how)」という言葉にとらわれて
How do you think ... ?
って言うと、nativeの人から見てstrangeらしいですね。私の会社の先輩が、海外赴任経験有りなんだけど、よく間違えて使ってます。howを使いたいならthinkではなく
How do you feel ... ?
とすべきらしいです。
ひろせろりんさん、面白いですね。今まで何気にしゃべっていたと思うのですが、これからは気をつけようと思います。それにしても何故
How do you think ... ?
はおかしいのでしょうかねぇ。
wdf and Torrie
How do you feel about below three sentences from gramatical point? I am happy if you give us the difference among them.
1) What do you think about Japanese education system?
2) How do you think about Japanese education system?
3) How do you feel about Japanese education system?
Thanks for answering my question.
I guess lots of Japanese make this mistake when they ask someone an opinion. My coworkers who used to work in US or UK often say, "How do you think ... " by mistake.
The cause would be its literal translation. In Japanese, we always use "DOH"(=how) whenever we ask an opinion, but we never use "NANI"(=what) because it sounds strange and impolite. That's why we always confuse.