Is it legitimate to say「意味する」to mean “to mean”?What makes using ある for people okay in this context?What is the difference between キャリアウーマン, OL, and ビジネスウーマンHow to say “no thank you, I don't want / need it”?Can あります be used to say: “I have to do X on a certain day”?Involving 2 verbs in a sentence〜たいと思う — What does this mean?What verb should I use for “match”? E.g. Please match the answersHow can I say “I apologize if I sound presumptuous”?Japanese phrase for “Eyes wide open in surprise”Meaning of 寒くなる vs. 寒くなっています
Why doesn't Gödel's incompleteness theorem apply to false statements?
Do native speakers use "ultima" and "proxima" frequently in spoken English?
Connection Between Knot Theory and Number Theory
Air travel with refrigerated insulin
Abstract constant in java
What is the tangent at a sharp point on a curve?
Highest stage count that are used one right after the other?
Taking the numerator and the denominator
What is the difference between something being completely legal and being completely decriminalized?
If the Dominion rule using their Jem'Hadar troops, why is their life expectancy so low?
What (if any) is the reason to buy in small local stores?
Derivative of an interpolated function
Travelling in US for more than 90 days
python displays `n` instead of breaking a line
Strange behavior in TikZ draw command
Would this string work as string?
C++ lambda syntax
Is Crypto.generateMac method work exactly the same as Mac and SecretKeySpec java classes
Are there any specific minhagim to celebrate Purim as a family?
How do you justify more code being written by following clean code practices?
Why does the frost depth increase when the surface temperature warms up?
What do the positive and negative (+/-) transmit and receive pins mean on Ethernet cables?
What should be the ideal length of sentences in a blog post for ease of reading?
Offset in split text content
Is it legitimate to say「意味する」to mean “to mean”?
What makes using ある for people okay in this context?What is the difference between キャリアウーマン, OL, and ビジネスウーマンHow to say “no thank you, I don't want / need it”?Can あります be used to say: “I have to do X on a certain day”?Involving 2 verbs in a sentence〜たいと思う — What does this mean?What verb should I use for “match”? E.g. Please match the answersHow can I say “I apologize if I sound presumptuous”?Japanese phrase for “Eyes wide open in surprise”Meaning of 寒くなる vs. 寒くなっています
So like the title asks, I'm wondering if it's legitimate to say 「意味する」 to mean "to mean". I know 意味 is meaning, and I was wondering what the verb version of 'to mean' would be. An example sentence would be "I didn't mean that." How would I translate that into Japanese? Or is there a different verb I would use?
word-choice verbs
asked 5 hours ago
luna-moonluna-moon
262
add a comment |
So like the title asks, I'm wondering if it's legitimate to say 「意味する」 to mean "to mean". I know 意味 is meaning, and I was wondering what the verb version of 'to mean' would be. An example sentence would be "I didn't mean that." How would I translate that into Japanese? Or is there a different verb I would use?
word-choice verbs
asked 5 hours ago
luna-moonluna-moon
262
add a comment |
So like the title asks, I'm wondering if it's legitimate to say 「意味する」 to mean "to mean". I know 意味 is meaning, and I was wondering what the verb version of 'to mean' would be. An example sentence would be "I didn't mean that." How would I translate that into Japanese? Or is there a different verb I would use?
word-choice verbs
asked 5 hours ago
luna-moonluna-moon
262
So like the title asks, I'm wondering if it's legitimate to say 「意味する」 to mean "to mean". I know 意味 is meaning, and I was wondering what the verb version of 'to mean' would be. An example sentence would be "I didn't mean that." How would I translate that into Japanese? Or is there a different verb I would use?
word-choice verbs
word-choice verbs
asked 5 hours ago
luna-moonluna-moon
262
asked 5 hours ago
luna-moonluna-moon
262
asked 5 hours ago
luna-moonluna-moon
262
asked 5 hours ago
luna-moonluna-moon
262
asked 5 hours ago
luna-moonluna-moon
262
262
add a comment |
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
意味する is a stiff transitive verb which means "(for a word/phrase/fact) to mean". Note that the subject cannot be a person or person pronoun like 私. The subject of 意味する is usually a (difficult) word/phrase, sometimes a certain fact or a phenomenon.
- 曾祖父とは祖父母の父を意味する。
A grand-grandfather means the father of a grandparent.
- 祖父母の父を意味する言葉は何ですか？
What is the word that means the father of a grandparent?
- 彼が来たということは作戦が成功したということを意味していた。
The fact that he came meant the mission was successful.
"I didn't mean it" usually translates to そういう意味ではありません, そういうつもりではありません, そうじゃない, etc. If you want to say "(Sorry,) I didn't mean it" after you did something wrong, consider 悪気はなかったんです or そういうつもりではなかったんです. "She means ～" is 彼女が言いたいのは～です, etc.
answered 4 hours ago
narutonaruto
161k8154302
Ahh okay, that's really helpful! 私に教えてくれてありがとうございます！〜
– luna-moon
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "257"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e)
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom))
StackExchange.using('gps', function() StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', location: 'question_page' ); );
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
;
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fjapanese.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f66094%2fis-it-legitimate-to-say-%25e6%2584%258f%25e5%2591%25b3%25e3%2581%2599%25e3%2582%258b-to-mean-to-mean%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
意味する is a stiff transitive verb which means "(for a word/phrase/fact) to mean". Note that the subject cannot be a person or person pronoun like 私. The subject of 意味する is usually a (difficult) word/phrase, sometimes a certain fact or a phenomenon.
- 曾祖父とは祖父母の父を意味する。
A grand-grandfather means the father of a grandparent.
- 祖父母の父を意味する言葉は何ですか？
What is the word that means the father of a grandparent?
- 彼が来たということは作戦が成功したということを意味していた。
The fact that he came meant the mission was successful.
"I didn't mean it" usually translates to そういう意味ではありません, そういうつもりではありません, そうじゃない, etc. If you want to say "(Sorry,) I didn't mean it" after you did something wrong, consider 悪気はなかったんです or そういうつもりではなかったんです. "She means ～" is 彼女が言いたいのは～です, etc.
answered 4 hours ago
narutonaruto
161k8154302
Ahh okay, that's really helpful! 私に教えてくれてありがとうございます！〜
– luna-moon
1 hour ago
add a comment |
意味する is a stiff transitive verb which means "(for a word/phrase/fact) to mean". Note that the subject cannot be a person or person pronoun like 私. The subject of 意味する is usually a (difficult) word/phrase, sometimes a certain fact or a phenomenon.
- 曾祖父とは祖父母の父を意味する。
A grand-grandfather means the father of a grandparent.
- 祖父母の父を意味する言葉は何ですか？
What is the word that means the father of a grandparent?
- 彼が来たということは作戦が成功したということを意味していた。
The fact that he came meant the mission was successful.
"I didn't mean it" usually translates to そういう意味ではありません, そういうつもりではありません, そうじゃない, etc. If you want to say "(Sorry,) I didn't mean it" after you did something wrong, consider 悪気はなかったんです or そういうつもりではなかったんです. "She means ～" is 彼女が言いたいのは～です, etc.
answered 4 hours ago
narutonaruto
161k8154302
Ahh okay, that's really helpful! 私に教えてくれてありがとうございます！〜
– luna-moon
1 hour ago
add a comment |
意味する is a stiff transitive verb which means "(for a word/phrase/fact) to mean". Note that the subject cannot be a person or person pronoun like 私. The subject of 意味する is usually a (difficult) word/phrase, sometimes a certain fact or a phenomenon.
- 曾祖父とは祖父母の父を意味する。
A grand-grandfather means the father of a grandparent.
- 祖父母の父を意味する言葉は何ですか？
What is the word that means the father of a grandparent?
- 彼が来たということは作戦が成功したということを意味していた。
The fact that he came meant the mission was successful.
"I didn't mean it" usually translates to そういう意味ではありません, そういうつもりではありません, そうじゃない, etc. If you want to say "(Sorry,) I didn't mean it" after you did something wrong, consider 悪気はなかったんです or そういうつもりではなかったんです. "She means ～" is 彼女が言いたいのは～です, etc.
answered 4 hours ago
narutonaruto
161k8154302
意味する is a stiff transitive verb which means "(for a word/phrase/fact) to mean". Note that the subject cannot be a person or person pronoun like 私. The subject of 意味する is usually a (difficult) word/phrase, sometimes a certain fact or a phenomenon.
- 曾祖父とは祖父母の父を意味する。
A grand-grandfather means the father of a grandparent.
- 祖父母の父を意味する言葉は何ですか？
What is the word that means the father of a grandparent?
- 彼が来たということは作戦が成功したということを意味していた。
The fact that he came meant the mission was successful.
"I didn't mean it" usually translates to そういう意味ではありません, そういうつもりではありません, そうじゃない, etc. If you want to say "(Sorry,) I didn't mean it" after you did something wrong, consider 悪気はなかったんです or そういうつもりではなかったんです. "She means ～" is 彼女が言いたいのは～です, etc.
answered 4 hours ago
narutonaruto
161k8154302
answered 4 hours ago
narutonaruto
161k8154302
answered 4 hours ago
narutonaruto
161k8154302
answered 4 hours ago
narutonaruto
161k8154302
161k8154302
Ahh okay, that's really helpful! 私に教えてくれてありがとうございます！〜
– luna-moon
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Ahh okay, that's really helpful! 私に教えてくれてありがとうございます！〜
– luna-moon
1 hour ago
Ahh okay, that's really helpful! 私に教えてくれてありがとうございます！〜
– luna-moon
1 hour ago
Ahh okay, that's really helpful! 私に教えてくれてありがとうございます！〜
– luna-moon
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Japanese Language Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e)
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom))
StackExchange.using('gps', function() StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', location: 'question_page' ); );
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
;
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fjapanese.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f66094%2fis-it-legitimate-to-say-%25e6%2584%258f%25e5%2591%25b3%25e3%2581%2599%25e3%2582%258b-to-mean-to-mean%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e)
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom))
StackExchange.using('gps', function() StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', location: 'question_page' ); );
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
;
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e)
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom))
StackExchange.using('gps', function() StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', location: 'question_page' ); );
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
;
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e)
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom))
StackExchange.using('gps', function() StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', location: 'question_page' ); );
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
;
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
