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Translation - Engels-Japannees - Making Life Easier

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Category Thoughts - Daily life

Title
Making Life Easier
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Submitted by EdgarOrtizJr.
Source language: Engels

Making Life Easier
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Title
日常生活をもっと楽にしている
Translation
Japannees

Translated by IanMegill2
Target language: Japannees

日常生活をもっと楽にしている
Remarks about the translation
Romanized
Nichi-jô seikatsu o motto raku ni shite-iru
Literally
Making (my) daily living more comfortable
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Note: there are many options for "life" in Japanese, I think this is the one you mean.
Laaste geakkrediteerde redigering deur IanMegill2 - 12 April 2008 07:20





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12 April 2008 18:24

cesur_civciv
Number of messages: 268
I'm sorry but, I'd like to make a small correction as a Japanese. It's better to be translated "Making" to "すること" or just "する" because it is a gerund. So, it will be traslated like this.

暮らしをより楽にすること/暮らしをより楽にする
or
暮らしにゆとりを持たせること/暮らしにゆとりを持たせる

13 April 2008 02:27

EdgarOrtizJr.
Number of messages: 3
ohh..thanx!

13 April 2008 04:50

IanMegill2
Number of messages: 1671
Hi cesur,
Thank you for your contribution!
Yes, it would depend on the context.
If we said
(I am/we are) making life easier (for myself, you, everyone, etc.)
i.e. as the present progressive
then the translation would be as I have done it

If we indeed take it as a gerund, as you suppose,
i.e. if
making life easier
=
to make life easier

then your translations are better!

Edgar,
here are the romanizations of what she wrote:
Kurashi o yori raku ni suru koto / Kurashi o yori raku ni suru
and
Kurashi ni yutari o motaseru koto / Kurashi ni yutari o motaseru
You may note she also prefers the Japanese word "kurashi" ("living" in the sense of setting up home in a certain place and residing there in certain ways) to my "nichi-jo seikatsu" ("living" in the sense of "ordinary everyday life" ). Given the context of this phrase, it may also be a better way to say it.
(There exists a variety of ways to say "life/living" in Japanese, depending on what aspects of such living we choose to highlight.)
Her second translation option also includes the phrase
"yutori o motaseru"
which means
"gives (your) life yutori"
and
"yutori" also is a very good Japanese word which includes many nuances such as
free time, financial well-being, physical well-being, relaxation, and so on.
(You could translate it literally as "looseness/non-constriction": I sometimes think of the feeling I have when I'm wearing my favorite, comfortable, baggy jeans! )

Anyway, so now you know why I love translating from and into Japanese: the translations almost always have to include concept-mapping (and "feeling-mapping" ) into the target language, because Japanese has such different ways of saying things compared to our occidental languages!

13 April 2008 09:07

cesur_civciv
Number of messages: 268
Hello, Mr.Ian
I've also understood how you love translating. I"m unable to explain so well as you can, especially in Inglish.

This text seemed to be like a caption, so I suggested that phrases as caption-like Japanese.

Thank you for your good help!

13 April 2008 09:37

IanMegill2
Number of messages: 1671
Please give me more good advice for my translations again soon!
Have a nice day!