How to ask if a dropped object belongs to someone?In actual Japanese society, how often are second-person pronouns used?
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How to ask if a dropped object belongs to someone?
In actual Japanese society, how often are second-person pronouns used?
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Let's say I see a wallet on the ground and a person I suspect dropped it. In English I would naturally ask" Excuse me. Is this your wallet?" A direct Japanese translation would be"すみませんあなたの財布ですか" but time and time again I hear that using "あなた" is rude. How then do I get around this in case the person a complete stranger?
second-person-pronouns
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Let's say I see a wallet on the ground and a person I suspect dropped it. In English I would naturally ask" Excuse me. Is this your wallet?" A direct Japanese translation would be"すみませんあなたの財布ですか" but time and time again I hear that using "あなた" is rude. How then do I get around this in case the person a complete stranger?
second-person-pronouns
asked Jul 3 at 12:29
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So are you just asking about directness/rudeness of あなた, or are you really asking about a dropped wallet?
– istrasci
Jul 3 at 15:28
@istrasci I want to know how to ask a stranger in a polite way if he dropped the wallet I found on the ground. I'd normally ask "is this your wallet?" but since the " あなた" is considered something rude to tell a stranger, what's the alternative?
– Keen
Jul 3 at 16:15
Honestly, あなた is not that rude here, though it of course doesn’t hurt to avoid it.
– Darius Jahandarie
Jul 3 at 17:59
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Let's say I see a wallet on the ground and a person I suspect dropped it. In English I would naturally ask" Excuse me. Is this your wallet?" A direct Japanese translation would be"すみませんあなたの財布ですか" but time and time again I hear that using "あなた" is rude. How then do I get around this in case the person a complete stranger?
second-person-pronouns
asked Jul 3 at 12:29
KeenKeen
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Let's say I see a wallet on the ground and a person I suspect dropped it. In English I would naturally ask" Excuse me. Is this your wallet?" A direct Japanese translation would be"すみませんあなたの財布ですか" but time and time again I hear that using "あなた" is rude. How then do I get around this in case the person a complete stranger?
second-person-pronouns
second-person-pronouns
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So are you just asking about directness/rudeness of あなた, or are you really asking about a dropped wallet?
– istrasci
Jul 3 at 15:28
@istrasci I want to know how to ask a stranger in a polite way if he dropped the wallet I found on the ground. I'd normally ask "is this your wallet?" but since the " あなた" is considered something rude to tell a stranger, what's the alternative?
– Keen
Jul 3 at 16:15
Honestly, あなた is not that rude here, though it of course doesn’t hurt to avoid it.
– Darius Jahandarie
Jul 3 at 17:59
add a comment |
So are you just asking about directness/rudeness of あなた, or are you really asking about a dropped wallet?
– istrasci
Jul 3 at 15:28
@istrasci I want to know how to ask a stranger in a polite way if he dropped the wallet I found on the ground. I'd normally ask "is this your wallet?" but since the " あなた" is considered something rude to tell a stranger, what's the alternative?
– Keen
Jul 3 at 16:15
Honestly, あなた is not that rude here, though it of course doesn’t hurt to avoid it.
– Darius Jahandarie
Jul 3 at 17:59
So are you just asking about directness/rudeness of あなた, or are you really asking about a dropped wallet?
– istrasci
Jul 3 at 15:28
So are you just asking about directness/rudeness of あなた, or are you really asking about a dropped wallet?
– istrasci
Jul 3 at 15:28
@istrasci I want to know how to ask a stranger in a polite way if he dropped the wallet I found on the ground. I'd normally ask "is this your wallet?" but since the " あなた" is considered something rude to tell a stranger, what's the alternative?
– Keen
Jul 3 at 16:15
@istrasci I want to know how to ask a stranger in a polite way if he dropped the wallet I found on the ground. I'd normally ask "is this your wallet?" but since the " あなた" is considered something rude to tell a stranger, what's the alternative?
– Keen
Jul 3 at 16:15
Honestly, あなた is not that rude here, though it of course doesn’t hurt to avoid it.
– Darius Jahandarie
Jul 3 at 17:59
Honestly, あなた is not that rude here, though it of course doesn’t hurt to avoid it.
– Darius Jahandarie
Jul 3 at 17:59
add a comment |
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Ask without あなた (Avoid direct translation).
Japanese expressions will work without the pronoun in one-to-one conversations. If I actually saw a person dropped a wallet, then I would reach the person and say in statement form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたよ。
Um, excuse me. [You] dropped [a/your] wallet.
Then again, if I suspect the person dropped a wallet, or if I am not sure who dropped it, then I would reach whomever I saw near by and say in question form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたか？
Um, excuse me. Did [you] drop [a/your] wallet?
No need for the pronoun, use either the statement form or the question form.
answered Jul 3 at 16:18
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Ask without あなた (Avoid direct translation).
Japanese expressions will work without the pronoun in one-to-one conversations. If I actually saw a person dropped a wallet, then I would reach the person and say in statement form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたよ。
Um, excuse me. [You] dropped [a/your] wallet.
Then again, if I suspect the person dropped a wallet, or if I am not sure who dropped it, then I would reach whomever I saw near by and say in question form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたか？
Um, excuse me. Did [you] drop [a/your] wallet?
No need for the pronoun, use either the statement form or the question form.
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Ask without あなた (Avoid direct translation).
Japanese expressions will work without the pronoun in one-to-one conversations. If I actually saw a person dropped a wallet, then I would reach the person and say in statement form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたよ。
Um, excuse me. [You] dropped [a/your] wallet.
Then again, if I suspect the person dropped a wallet, or if I am not sure who dropped it, then I would reach whomever I saw near by and say in question form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたか？
Um, excuse me. Did [you] drop [a/your] wallet?
No need for the pronoun, use either the statement form or the question form.
answered Jul 3 at 16:18
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Ask without あなた (Avoid direct translation).
Japanese expressions will work without the pronoun in one-to-one conversations. If I actually saw a person dropped a wallet, then I would reach the person and say in statement form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたよ。
Um, excuse me. [You] dropped [a/your] wallet.
Then again, if I suspect the person dropped a wallet, or if I am not sure who dropped it, then I would reach whomever I saw near by and say in question form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたか？
Um, excuse me. Did [you] drop [a/your] wallet?
No need for the pronoun, use either the statement form or the question form.
answered Jul 3 at 16:18
clearkimuraclearkimura
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Ask without あなた (Avoid direct translation).
Japanese expressions will work without the pronoun in one-to-one conversations. If I actually saw a person dropped a wallet, then I would reach the person and say in statement form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたよ。
Um, excuse me. [You] dropped [a/your] wallet.
Then again, if I suspect the person dropped a wallet, or if I am not sure who dropped it, then I would reach whomever I saw near by and say in question form:
あの、すみません、財布おとしましたか？
Um, excuse me. Did [you] drop [a/your] wallet?
No need for the pronoun, use either the statement form or the question form.
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So are you just asking about directness/rudeness of あなた, or are you really asking about a dropped wallet?
– istrasci
Jul 3 at 15:28
@istrasci I want to know how to ask a stranger in a polite way if he dropped the wallet I found on the ground. I'd normally ask "is this your wallet?" but since the " あなた" is considered something rude to tell a stranger, what's the alternative?
– Keen
Jul 3 at 16:15
Honestly, あなた is not that rude here, though it of course doesn’t hurt to avoid it.
– Darius Jahandarie
Jul 3 at 17:59