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日語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread2 質問

Name: Anon 2008-03-22 1:37

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Japanese - Ask questions thread
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Name: Anonymous 2008-11-24 12:19

>>405
I'd translate that as "More freedom for your laptop"

As you probably know, を is the particle that marks the direct object, and に here marks the indirect object. The verb that would normally come after を is omitted, which I think might be the cause of your confusion. Proper sentences do always end in a verb or an adjective in Japanese, but the Japanese like to omit the verb sometimes, like in this case, when it is not necessary.

You could do this: make sure you know what everything means and repeat the sentence in your mind, stressing に and を, and then fill the blank with a verb.

>>406
I think そうかなあ usually means the opposite, or "I don't think so." Like here:

A: メグミちゃんの新しいジャンパーは本当に似合うよ!
B: そうかなあ・・・。

A: Megumi's new jumper really suits her!
B: I'm not so sure...

As for かなあ, it has a very tentative flavor. Someone else can explain it better than me.

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