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What does「電車に乗ってたらなんだっていうんだろね」mean in this context?
What does ば do in this sentence?What does “ne” in “so ne” and “gambaru ne” mean?What does 君って mean here?What does the long “neeeeee” (ねー) mean when 2 friends are talking?what does this のって mean?Whats is the meaning of って in this?What does this ~ば mean, is this some irregular use of the conditional?What does the verb after なくちゃ or なくては mean?Clarification of -たら contextWhat does って at the start of a sentence mean?
For context, in the light novel Hige wo Soru, Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou's chapter 12:
the main character Yoshida leaves for work and his friend Sayu is left alone at their apartment. He's thought before that she must be bored at home all day while he's gone. This chapter is from her perspective, and she explains the she feels lonely now that he's left and later she starts idly thinking to herself about Yoshida while she does dishes, thinking that Yoshida is probably at the station and should've boarded the train by now. Then there're these lines:
そんなことを考｛かんが｝えて、すぐに可笑｛おか｝しくなった。
「電車｛でんしゃ｝に乗｛の｝ってたらなんだっていうんだろね」
どれだけ独｛ひと｝り言｛ごと｝を言｛い｝っても、聞｛き｝いている人｛ひと｝はいないし、返事｛へんじ｝をする人｛ひと｝はいない。
The first and third lines make sense to me.
But the second one's really confusing. I don't understand how the ってたら, the なんだって, and the いうんだろね all connect. Can someone help me please?
For further context, after these lines she starts thinking about how she talks to herself a lot when Yoshida's gone.
conditionals particle-って particle-ね explanatory-の
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For context, in the light novel Hige wo Soru, Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou's chapter 12:
the main character Yoshida leaves for work and his friend Sayu is left alone at their apartment. He's thought before that she must be bored at home all day while he's gone. This chapter is from her perspective, and she explains the she feels lonely now that he's left and later she starts idly thinking to herself about Yoshida while she does dishes, thinking that Yoshida is probably at the station and should've boarded the train by now. Then there're these lines:
そんなことを考｛かんが｝えて、すぐに可笑｛おか｝しくなった。
「電車｛でんしゃ｝に乗｛の｝ってたらなんだっていうんだろね」
どれだけ独｛ひと｝り言｛ごと｝を言｛い｝っても、聞｛き｝いている人｛ひと｝はいないし、返事｛へんじ｝をする人｛ひと｝はいない。
The first and third lines make sense to me.
But the second one's really confusing. I don't understand how the ってたら, the なんだって, and the いうんだろね all connect. Can someone help me please?
For further context, after these lines she starts thinking about how she talks to herself a lot when Yoshida's gone.
conditionals particle-って particle-ね explanatory-の
edited May 23 at 7:21
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Feels a little short on context to answer definitively, but "if he's riding the train, what would I say?" is one possibility. "If I were riding the train, what would he say?" is another. Without any subjects it's hard to answer this with just the contextual information you've given...
– Casey
May 23 at 0:04
What additional context would help?
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:14
Maybe the previous paragraph or the next paragraph?
– Casey
May 23 at 0:16
Hopefully I've painted a better picture now, without summarizing the whole book lol
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:29
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For context, in the light novel Hige wo Soru, Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou's chapter 12:
the main character Yoshida leaves for work and his friend Sayu is left alone at their apartment. He's thought before that she must be bored at home all day while he's gone. This chapter is from her perspective, and she explains the she feels lonely now that he's left and later she starts idly thinking to herself about Yoshida while she does dishes, thinking that Yoshida is probably at the station and should've boarded the train by now. Then there're these lines:
そんなことを考｛かんが｝えて、すぐに可笑｛おか｝しくなった。
「電車｛でんしゃ｝に乗｛の｝ってたらなんだっていうんだろね」
どれだけ独｛ひと｝り言｛ごと｝を言｛い｝っても、聞｛き｝いている人｛ひと｝はいないし、返事｛へんじ｝をする人｛ひと｝はいない。
The first and third lines make sense to me.
But the second one's really confusing. I don't understand how the ってたら, the なんだって, and the いうんだろね all connect. Can someone help me please?
For further context, after these lines she starts thinking about how she talks to herself a lot when Yoshida's gone.
conditionals particle-って particle-ね explanatory-の
edited May 23 at 7:21
VVayfarer
1,60211
asked May 22 at 23:29
OtheJaredOtheJared
2175
For context, in the light novel Hige wo Soru, Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou's chapter 12:
the main character Yoshida leaves for work and his friend Sayu is left alone at their apartment. He's thought before that she must be bored at home all day while he's gone. This chapter is from her perspective, and she explains the she feels lonely now that he's left and later she starts idly thinking to herself about Yoshida while she does dishes, thinking that Yoshida is probably at the station and should've boarded the train by now. Then there're these lines:
そんなことを考｛かんが｝えて、すぐに可笑｛おか｝しくなった。
「電車｛でんしゃ｝に乗｛の｝ってたらなんだっていうんだろね」
どれだけ独｛ひと｝り言｛ごと｝を言｛い｝っても、聞｛き｝いている人｛ひと｝はいないし、返事｛へんじ｝をする人｛ひと｝はいない。
The first and third lines make sense to me.
But the second one's really confusing. I don't understand how the ってたら, the なんだって, and the いうんだろね all connect. Can someone help me please?
For further context, after these lines she starts thinking about how she talks to herself a lot when Yoshida's gone.
conditionals particle-って particle-ね explanatory-の
conditionals particle-って particle-ね explanatory-の
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OtheJaredOtheJared
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edited May 23 at 7:21
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Feels a little short on context to answer definitively, but "if he's riding the train, what would I say?" is one possibility. "If I were riding the train, what would he say?" is another. Without any subjects it's hard to answer this with just the contextual information you've given...
– Casey
May 23 at 0:04
What additional context would help?
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:14
Maybe the previous paragraph or the next paragraph?
– Casey
May 23 at 0:16
Hopefully I've painted a better picture now, without summarizing the whole book lol
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:29
add a comment |
Feels a little short on context to answer definitively, but "if he's riding the train, what would I say?" is one possibility. "If I were riding the train, what would he say?" is another. Without any subjects it's hard to answer this with just the contextual information you've given...
– Casey
May 23 at 0:04
What additional context would help?
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:14
Maybe the previous paragraph or the next paragraph?
– Casey
May 23 at 0:16
Hopefully I've painted a better picture now, without summarizing the whole book lol
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:29
Feels a little short on context to answer definitively, but "if he's riding the train, what would I say?" is one possibility. "If I were riding the train, what would he say?" is another. Without any subjects it's hard to answer this with just the contextual information you've given...
– Casey
May 23 at 0:04
Feels a little short on context to answer definitively, but "if he's riding the train, what would I say?" is one possibility. "If I were riding the train, what would he say?" is another. Without any subjects it's hard to answer this with just the contextual information you've given...
– Casey
May 23 at 0:04
What additional context would help?
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:14
What additional context would help?
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:14
Maybe the previous paragraph or the next paragraph?
– Casey
May 23 at 0:16
Maybe the previous paragraph or the next paragraph?
– Casey
May 23 at 0:16
Hopefully I've painted a better picture now, without summarizing the whole book lol
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:29
Hopefully I've painted a better picture now, without summarizing the whole book lol
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:29
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Ignore my suggestion in the comments! Actually I think the way you should interpret this is "what difference does it make if he's riding the train?" Grammatically some key points are:
乗ってたら is a contraction is 乗っていたら, which is a condition of 乗っている ("is riding")
なんだっていうんだ is kind of a set expression for "what difference does it make?" それがどうした is another expression with the same meaning. You could also translate it as "so what?", "who cares?", and so on.
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Ignore my suggestion in the comments! Actually I think the way you should interpret this is "what difference does it make if he's riding the train?" Grammatically some key points are:
乗ってたら is a contraction is 乗っていたら, which is a condition of 乗っている ("is riding")
なんだっていうんだ is kind of a set expression for "what difference does it make?" それがどうした is another expression with the same meaning. You could also translate it as "so what?", "who cares?", and so on.
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Ignore my suggestion in the comments! Actually I think the way you should interpret this is "what difference does it make if he's riding the train?" Grammatically some key points are:
乗ってたら is a contraction is 乗っていたら, which is a condition of 乗っている ("is riding")
なんだっていうんだ is kind of a set expression for "what difference does it make?" それがどうした is another expression with the same meaning. You could also translate it as "so what?", "who cares?", and so on.
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Ignore my suggestion in the comments! Actually I think the way you should interpret this is "what difference does it make if he's riding the train?" Grammatically some key points are:
乗ってたら is a contraction is 乗っていたら, which is a condition of 乗っている ("is riding")
なんだっていうんだ is kind of a set expression for "what difference does it make?" それがどうした is another expression with the same meaning. You could also translate it as "so what?", "who cares?", and so on.
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Ignore my suggestion in the comments! Actually I think the way you should interpret this is "what difference does it make if he's riding the train?" Grammatically some key points are:
乗ってたら is a contraction is 乗っていたら, which is a condition of 乗っている ("is riding")
なんだっていうんだ is kind of a set expression for "what difference does it make?" それがどうした is another expression with the same meaning. You could also translate it as "so what?", "who cares?", and so on.
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Feels a little short on context to answer definitively, but "if he's riding the train, what would I say?" is one possibility. "If I were riding the train, what would he say?" is another. Without any subjects it's hard to answer this with just the contextual information you've given...
– Casey
May 23 at 0:04
What additional context would help?
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:14
Maybe the previous paragraph or the next paragraph?
– Casey
May 23 at 0:16
Hopefully I've painted a better picture now, without summarizing the whole book lol
– OtheJared
May 23 at 0:29