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How to break 信じようとしていただけかも知れない into separate parts?
How to say Populations and Civilizations when talking about history?Long phrase translation: あの子とも違う秘密を持ったみたいで後ろめたい気分だIn Japanese, what does the word “kimashita” mean and how does it work?How would you say “I changed my mind” in Japanese?Problems with どうすればHelp with parsing and Q about a possible set phraseThree different meanings of “と” in one sentence?Understanding トイレの方が来たらいいのに in these song lyricsMeaning of 疑問を胸に取材を進めるDetailed distinction and relationship between 文、文書、文章、本書、本文、作文、文字、作成、表記 (and possibly others)
I tried, but I came up with either:
- 信じる(~よう(vol.)) + とする(~ていた(prog. past)) + だけ + かもしれない。
- 信じよう + として + いただける(stem) + かもしれない。
I highly doubt that second one is true, because かもしれない "takes" dictionary or past forms, but I am nit sure what だけ would mean in this sentence.
meaning words parsing
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I tried, but I came up with either:
- 信じる(~よう(vol.)) + とする(~ていた(prog. past)) + だけ + かもしれない。
- 信じよう + として + いただける(stem) + かもしれない。
I highly doubt that second one is true, because かもしれない "takes" dictionary or past forms, but I am nit sure what だけ would mean in this sentence.
meaning words parsing
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I tried, but I came up with either:
- 信じる(~よう(vol.)) + とする(~ていた(prog. past)) + だけ + かもしれない。
- 信じよう + として + いただける(stem) + かもしれない。
I highly doubt that second one is true, because かもしれない "takes" dictionary or past forms, but I am nit sure what だけ would mean in this sentence.
meaning words parsing
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I tried, but I came up with either:
- 信じる(~よう(vol.)) + とする(~ていた(prog. past)) + だけ + かもしれない。
- 信じよう + として + いただける(stem) + かもしれない。
I highly doubt that second one is true, because かもしれない "takes" dictionary or past forms, but I am nit sure what だけ would mean in this sentence.
meaning words parsing
meaning words parsing
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信じようとしていただけかも知れない
Pulling it apart
Let's break this down.
信じようとしていた
In turn, this phrase is:
- 信じよう
The volitional of 信じる. - と
The particle. - して
する in the conjunctive ～て form. - いた
いる in the past tense / completed aspect.
The main meaning here is "had been trying to believe". The construction [VERB: volitional]とする parses out to "try to [VERB]".
だけ
"Only" or "just".
かも知れない
In turn, this is:
- か
Question particle, also used in certain kinds of coordinating clauses. - も
Inclusive particle: "even, also" - 知【し】れない
知【し】る in the potential negative form.
The main meaning of the construction ～かもしれない is "I can't know [for sure] if ～", used idiomatically to mean "it might be ～".
Putting it back together
Literally then, we have:
信じようとしていただけかも知れない
believe[VOL]was doing only might be
→ was trying to believe only might be
Putting that into sensible English:
It might only be that [someone] was trying to believe
answered Apr 22 at 19:16
Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi
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Very specific explanation. Thank you very much. I understood most of this sentence out of hand. Just とする and だけ threw me off. Thanks for explaining.
– SkillGG
Apr 22 at 19:23
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It's the first one. Simply put, the second one doesn't make any sense. I can't come up with any kind of reasonable explanation for why something would be written that way, nor have I ever seen the stem of いただける used as a noun.
Frankly only after reading this question did I even realize that there were dictionary entries for いただける specifically, since it comes from the potential form of いただく.
The first one, on the other hand, pretty clearly means something like
Maybe (I) was just trying to believe it
Though the topic is omitted and could consequently could be anyone, obviously including people other than the speaker. I just default to I.
answered Apr 22 at 19:13
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信じようとしていただけかも知れない
Pulling it apart
Let's break this down.
信じようとしていた
In turn, this phrase is:
- 信じよう
The volitional of 信じる. - と
The particle. - して
する in the conjunctive ～て form. - いた
いる in the past tense / completed aspect.
The main meaning here is "had been trying to believe". The construction [VERB: volitional]とする parses out to "try to [VERB]".
だけ
"Only" or "just".
かも知れない
In turn, this is:
- か
Question particle, also used in certain kinds of coordinating clauses. - も
Inclusive particle: "even, also" - 知【し】れない
知【し】る in the potential negative form.
The main meaning of the construction ～かもしれない is "I can't know [for sure] if ～", used idiomatically to mean "it might be ～".
Putting it back together
Literally then, we have:
信じようとしていただけかも知れない
believe[VOL]was doing only might be
→ was trying to believe only might be
Putting that into sensible English:
It might only be that [someone] was trying to believe
answered Apr 22 at 19:16
Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi
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Very specific explanation. Thank you very much. I understood most of this sentence out of hand. Just とする and だけ threw me off. Thanks for explaining.
– SkillGG
Apr 22 at 19:23
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信じようとしていただけかも知れない
Pulling it apart
Let's break this down.
信じようとしていた
In turn, this phrase is:
- 信じよう
The volitional of 信じる. - と
The particle. - して
する in the conjunctive ～て form. - いた
いる in the past tense / completed aspect.
The main meaning here is "had been trying to believe". The construction [VERB: volitional]とする parses out to "try to [VERB]".
だけ
"Only" or "just".
かも知れない
In turn, this is:
- か
Question particle, also used in certain kinds of coordinating clauses. - も
Inclusive particle: "even, also" - 知【し】れない
知【し】る in the potential negative form.
The main meaning of the construction ～かもしれない is "I can't know [for sure] if ～", used idiomatically to mean "it might be ～".
Putting it back together
Literally then, we have:
信じようとしていただけかも知れない
believe[VOL]was doing only might be
→ was trying to believe only might be
Putting that into sensible English:
It might only be that [someone] was trying to believe
answered Apr 22 at 19:16
Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi
18.9k13465
1
Very specific explanation. Thank you very much. I understood most of this sentence out of hand. Just とする and だけ threw me off. Thanks for explaining.
– SkillGG
Apr 22 at 19:23
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信じようとしていただけかも知れない
Pulling it apart
Let's break this down.
信じようとしていた
In turn, this phrase is:
- 信じよう
The volitional of 信じる. - と
The particle. - して
する in the conjunctive ～て form. - いた
いる in the past tense / completed aspect.
The main meaning here is "had been trying to believe". The construction [VERB: volitional]とする parses out to "try to [VERB]".
だけ
"Only" or "just".
かも知れない
In turn, this is:
- か
Question particle, also used in certain kinds of coordinating clauses. - も
Inclusive particle: "even, also" - 知【し】れない
知【し】る in the potential negative form.
The main meaning of the construction ～かもしれない is "I can't know [for sure] if ～", used idiomatically to mean "it might be ～".
Putting it back together
Literally then, we have:
信じようとしていただけかも知れない
believe[VOL]was doing only might be
→ was trying to believe only might be
Putting that into sensible English:
It might only be that [someone] was trying to believe
answered Apr 22 at 19:16
Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi
18.9k13465
信じようとしていただけかも知れない
Pulling it apart
Let's break this down.
信じようとしていた
In turn, this phrase is:
- 信じよう
The volitional of 信じる. - と
The particle. - して
する in the conjunctive ～て form. - いた
いる in the past tense / completed aspect.
The main meaning here is "had been trying to believe". The construction [VERB: volitional]とする parses out to "try to [VERB]".
だけ
"Only" or "just".
かも知れない
In turn, this is:
- か
Question particle, also used in certain kinds of coordinating clauses. - も
Inclusive particle: "even, also" - 知【し】れない
知【し】る in the potential negative form.
The main meaning of the construction ～かもしれない is "I can't know [for sure] if ～", used idiomatically to mean "it might be ～".
Putting it back together
Literally then, we have:
信じようとしていただけかも知れない
believe[VOL]was doing only might be
→ was trying to believe only might be
Putting that into sensible English:
It might only be that [someone] was trying to believe
answered Apr 22 at 19:16
Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi
18.9k13465
answered Apr 22 at 19:16
Eiríkr ÚtlendiEiríkr Útlendi
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answered Apr 22 at 19:16
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Very specific explanation. Thank you very much. I understood most of this sentence out of hand. Just とする and だけ threw me off. Thanks for explaining.
– SkillGG
Apr 22 at 19:23
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Very specific explanation. Thank you very much. I understood most of this sentence out of hand. Just とする and だけ threw me off. Thanks for explaining.
– SkillGG
Apr 22 at 19:23
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Very specific explanation. Thank you very much. I understood most of this sentence out of hand. Just とする and だけ threw me off. Thanks for explaining.
– SkillGG
Apr 22 at 19:23
Very specific explanation. Thank you very much. I understood most of this sentence out of hand. Just とする and だけ threw me off. Thanks for explaining.
– SkillGG
Apr 22 at 19:23
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It's the first one. Simply put, the second one doesn't make any sense. I can't come up with any kind of reasonable explanation for why something would be written that way, nor have I ever seen the stem of いただける used as a noun.
Frankly only after reading this question did I even realize that there were dictionary entries for いただける specifically, since it comes from the potential form of いただく.
The first one, on the other hand, pretty clearly means something like
Maybe (I) was just trying to believe it
Though the topic is omitted and could consequently could be anyone, obviously including people other than the speaker. I just default to I.
answered Apr 22 at 19:13
MindfulMindful
2,0681715
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It's the first one. Simply put, the second one doesn't make any sense. I can't come up with any kind of reasonable explanation for why something would be written that way, nor have I ever seen the stem of いただける used as a noun.
Frankly only after reading this question did I even realize that there were dictionary entries for いただける specifically, since it comes from the potential form of いただく.
The first one, on the other hand, pretty clearly means something like
Maybe (I) was just trying to believe it
Though the topic is omitted and could consequently could be anyone, obviously including people other than the speaker. I just default to I.
answered Apr 22 at 19:13
MindfulMindful
2,0681715
add a comment |
It's the first one. Simply put, the second one doesn't make any sense. I can't come up with any kind of reasonable explanation for why something would be written that way, nor have I ever seen the stem of いただける used as a noun.
Frankly only after reading this question did I even realize that there were dictionary entries for いただける specifically, since it comes from the potential form of いただく.
The first one, on the other hand, pretty clearly means something like
Maybe (I) was just trying to believe it
Though the topic is omitted and could consequently could be anyone, obviously including people other than the speaker. I just default to I.
answered Apr 22 at 19:13
MindfulMindful
2,0681715
It's the first one. Simply put, the second one doesn't make any sense. I can't come up with any kind of reasonable explanation for why something would be written that way, nor have I ever seen the stem of いただける used as a noun.
Frankly only after reading this question did I even realize that there were dictionary entries for いただける specifically, since it comes from the potential form of いただく.
The first one, on the other hand, pretty clearly means something like
Maybe (I) was just trying to believe it
Though the topic is omitted and could consequently could be anyone, obviously including people other than the speaker. I just default to I.
answered Apr 22 at 19:13
MindfulMindful
2,0681715
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MindfulMindful
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