--- In [email protected], "sarutobi111"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yes, it could. But if it's in the stomach, maybe "i (no atari) ga
> kimochi waruku naru" is better.>
"I no atari" wouold mean "in my stomach"? I remember someone
saying "atari" when confirming someone's answer to a question as
correct. Does "I no atari" mean "right in my stomach"?
> The word is used as follows.
>
> -Watashi wa gyuunyuu arerugii desu.
> -Watashi wa gyuunyuu ni arerugii ga arimasu.
> -Anata wa nani ka arerugii ga arimasu ka.>
Would "Donna arerugii ga arimasu ka" be correct as well? I think it's
the kind of question one would ask a person out of skepticism, rather
than out of curiosity. I have learned that context is just as
important as vocabulary and grammar.
> The first one (harawata ga kusatta) is not used commonly (unless
you are talking about actual rotten guts of a fish or something). The
other two expressions are used, but I don't know if you'll ever have
a chance to use the last one.
>
> Kamui>
According to the book I read, "Harawata ga kusatta" is a metaphor
meaning that someone is corrupt. "Oshoku" is the usual word for
corruption. I imagine it would be bad form to use the metaphor in
formal company, so would "oshoku suru" be a better alternative?
"Chimatsuri ni ageru" means to make a scapegoat of someone. Is this
one still being used, or has it been replaced in normal Japanese
speech?
Another funny expression I read in Akiyama's book is "yakushazoroi",
meaning "full of actors and actresses", but means the same as "having
real pros", or people who are very good at what they do. However, in
current speech I have seen "puro" being used in place of that term to
refer to professionals.
Since Japan is a bit more "internationalized" these days, maybe that
the old metaphors, like the ones in Akiyama's "Japanese Idioms", have
largely fallen out of use and replaced by terms based on foreign
words. I often see English words being used a great deal in current
Japanese speech.
I have learned quite a few of these metaphors from the book. Is there
a chance that I will not be understood if I use them in conversation?
- Arian I.
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