> I would like to know just what function "naru to" serves in > Japanese. A friend of mine wrote me a part of a letter in Japanese. > One of his sentences goes, "Kimi no konpy�t� de nihongo ga tsukaeru > you ni naru to ureshii desu." In this case, what function does "naru > to" serve?
"you ni naru" means "to come to a point" and the "to" is a thought marker. I think the sentence means, "I'm happy now that your computer can use japanese." or literally, "I'm happy that your computer has come to the point where you can use japanese." Although I'm not sure if "ureshii desu" means "I'm happy." I think it means an external state of happiness rather than saying what the person actually feels. Similar to saying "It's great" in english, it's like saying "It's happy that your computer can now use japanese." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
