"Boku nari ni" and also "jibun nari ni" means in my own way. It also can mean that some is appropriate in that degree, but expresses a feeling that it's not quite enough.
For example (from my grammar book): Kodomo ha kodomo nari ni jibun no shourai ni tsuite kangaeteru rashii. It seems that children are thinking about their future (but) in their own way. Mark --- Sara Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 2 explanaions/meanings I found for the particle > 'nari' are (1) "either...or", similar to "izuredemo' > and (2) "as soon as", similar to 'yahaya'. > Hope this helps. If there is a better > explanation, someone please let me know. > Thanks > > ai3131 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lately I've been reading Shoji Kakuko's > "Japanese Core Words and > Phrases". (She's got some pretty good Japanese > books, it seems.) One > interesting series of constructions I noticed > includes the word "nari". > For example, "Boku nari ni...", "Kado ga akeru > nari...", "Tabeta > nari...", and "Erabu nari erabanai nari..."; "nari" > seems to be quite > common in Japanese idiomatic expressions. Could > anyone here explain > these? I want to be sure I am using them right. > > - Arian I. > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
