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ugokenu?? - 11-07-2007, 04:36 PM

what does this sentence mean:
"boku wa ugokenu mama" ??
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11-07-2007, 05:11 PM

From what I know, the ending 'nu' means the negative of a verb, so I think it will be: Boku wa 'the way I can't move', but isn't there anymore words after or before? We lack context here I think...

Oh, and, by the way... why don't you ask all your questions in the same thread? It would be easier, don't you think?




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11-07-2007, 08:27 PM

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From what I know, the ending 'nu' means the negative of a verb, so I think it will be: Boku wa 'the way I can't move', but isn't there anymore words after or before? We lack context here I think...

Oh, and, by the way... why don't you ask all your questions in the same thread? It would be easier, don't you think?
I agree that some context would be helpful. But it's probably better to say "stuck here, unable to move" or "while I'm like this, unable to move" rather than "the way I can't move." The "mama" indicates an ongoing state.

As for the context, it appears that all of GazettEnoAoi's questions (as hinted by the username) are about a single song, which can be found here: Gazette - Cassis lyrics | LyricsMode.com

From the song:

Aa, zutto kurikaeshiteta
Zutto kanashimasete bakari datta
Aa, kitto anata sae mo kizu tsukete
Boku wa ugokeno mama

Hence, the "boku wa ugokenu mama" is like "while I stood here unmoving" or "while I didn't do anything." That's how I'd translate it, at least.
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11-07-2007, 10:02 PM

Why have you opened five threads with questions you could easily get the answer from a grammar book or a dictionary??
I can't see the point in doing this.
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11-18-2007, 04:58 PM

lol its right my questions are all from the song cassis by gazette xD
well i dont only want to know what they sing, because i also want to understand the grammar, so i ask these questions. i looked up some japanese grammar sites first of course, but i couldnt find the answers to my questions. so i asked them here. well ok i see i could ask all my questions in one thread ...
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lol its right my questions are all from the song cassis by gazette xD
well i dont only want to know what they sing, because i also want to understand the grammar, so i ask these questions. i looked up some japanese grammar sites first of course, but i couldnt find the answers to my questions. so i asked them here. well ok i see i could ask all my questions in one thread ...
Asking for the translation isn't really going to help your grammar.


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