Japanese Help Questions/Translations II

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by delacroix01

Now that I'm not cramming kanji anymore, I guess it's time to come back with a few vocabulary questions.

1. もうずっと考えがまとまりません
Does this line mean that the speaker has been thinking of something for a while, but still hasn't thought it through?

2. あのままパクっといただけばよかったのでは？
This line was said to a crying girl. I'm guessing that this means something along the line of "Would it be okay to just accept it like that?", but I'm not really sure. Can someone please tell me what パクっと means?

1. Exactly. It is a long time by the speaker's standards, not just "for a while".

2. Is this about food? If so, it means "Would it not have been better if (someone) had just eaten it without hesitation?"

If it is NOT about food, context would be needed.

[delacroix01]

Well, it isn't about food, but I'm not really sure if this context will be enough.

http://i.imgur.com/7elPv.jpg

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by delacroix01

Well, it isn't about food, but I'm not really sure if this context will be enough.

http://i.imgur.com/7elPv.jpg

It is not enough.

Is this about a relationship? It so, パクっといただく can mean "to steal a kiss".

[tokioprincess1]

thank You very much masaegu!...

[delacroix01]

Originally Posted by masaegu

It is not enough.

Is this about a relationship? It so, パクっといただく can mean "to steal a kiss".

Yes, it's about a love triangle. I've figured out what it means now. Thank you masaegu.

I'm adding one more question. Is こほんっ the Japanese equivalent of "ahem"? I've seen it used here and there in some dialogue lines.

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by delacroix01

　I'm adding one more question. Is こほんっ the Japanese equivalent of "ahem"? I've seen it used here and there in some dialogue lines.

Yes, it is the sound made when clearing one's throat or coughing.

[delacroix01]

That really cleared things up. Thanks again for the quick reply

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by TerenceLau

　Is it always the case that when in noun modifications, は changes to が? My writing could definitely improve with that clarified, since I catch myself writing this way for homework and etc.

In this case, 「ニュース」 is the object for the verb 「届ける」; therefore, one needs to use 「を」.

I am not too sure what you mean by "when in noun modifications, は changes to が". Could you give an example?

Could you explain to me the よう and the いただけ parts of the sentence? Is よう "like" or "such as/that?" いただける is to be able to receive, but I've always thought that it's to humble oneself. Or is it both the 尊敬語 and 謙譲語? I just don't really understand.

よう, in my sentence, means "so that ~~~". The more informal form is 「ように」.

～～いただける is the humble way of saying "You may choose to ~~". It is 謙譲語.

[KyleGoetz]

Originally Posted by masaegu

In this case, 「ニュース」 is the object for the verb 「届ける」; therefore, one needs to use 「を」.

I am not too sure what you mean by "when in noun modifications, は changes to が". Could you give an example?

I think he means in relative clauses. Then the answer is something like "Correct: は becomes が."

[TerenceLau]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

I think he means in relative clauses. Then the answer is something like "Correct: は becomes が."

Yes! I apologize for the wrong terminology.