Newguest Posted 18 years ago
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Is it OK to say: I'll check if there is any name to it in English. (when I'm not sure if there is an equivalent of a certain word in, say, Japanese and English)
Is it OK to say: I'll check if there is any name to it in English. (when I'm not sure if there is an equivalent of a certain word in, say, Japanese and English)
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It would be more idiomatic to say, "I'll see if there's a word for it in English."
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Hi,
Is it OK to say: I'll check if there is any name to it in English. (when I'm not sure if there is an equivalent of a certain word in, say, Japanese and English)
A word does not have a name.
When you say 'I'll check if there is any name for it in English', you are speaking of a thing, eg a chair or a feeling.
Note that the preposition is 'for',
Is it OK to say: I'll check if there is any name to it in English. (when I'm not sure if there is an equivalent of a certain word in, say, Japanese and English)
A word does not have a name.
When you say 'I'll check if there is any name for it in English', you are speaking of a thing, eg a chair or a feeling.
Note that the preposition is 'for',
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CliveWhen you say 'I'll check if there is any name for it in English', you are speaking of a thing, eg a chair or a feeling.What were you trying to say. I'm not sure I understood.
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Hi,
In English, we call what I'm sitting on a 'chair'.
I don't know if there is an equivalent word in Japanese, so I might say 'I'll check if there is any name for it in Japanese.'
If someone says 'Yes', than I might say "What's the Japanese word for 'chair'?"
Clive
In English, we call what I'm sitting on a 'chair'.
I don't know if there is an equivalent word in Japanese, so I might say 'I'll check if there is any name for it in Japanese.'
If someone says 'Yes', than I might say "What's the Japanese word for 'chair'?"
Clive
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