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Well, I was sick last week.. T_T Anyway, we learned a lot this lesson!! We learn how to create loooooooong sentences!! And we listened to JLPT4 listening test!! それは難しかったです！ Even though I can catch 90% of it, haha~ XD
This lesson is an important lesson! It teaches us how to make really loooooooooooong sentences!! I'll try my best to revise!!
Translate this: I don't have the time to write a letter to my mum who is in America.
Step 1: Identify the nouns and the modifiers [that describe the nouns].
I don't have the time [N1] to write a letter [M1] to my mum [N2] who is in America [M2].
[M1] describes [N1]: The time is used for writing the letter.
[M2] describes [N2]: My mum is in America.
Step 2: Break them down into simpler sentences, translate, change into plain form.
― 私は時間がありません。 ＝ 私は時間がない。 [Main topic; change into plain form is optional]
― 手紙を書きます。 ＝ 手紙を書く。
― 私の母はアメリカにいます。 ＝ 私の母はアメリカにいる。
― 母に手紙を書きます。 ＝ 母に手紙を書く。
Step 3: Combine them while taking note which is the topic, which is the sub topic. In this case, the topic is "time".
― 私は＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿時間がありません。
Then..
― 私は＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿手紙を書く時間がありません。
And finally..
― 私はアメリカにいる母に手紙を書く時間がありません。
So to translate another simpler sentence: Please show me the photos you took when you went to Tokyo.
― 東京に行った時あなたが撮った写真を見せてください。
Or another even simpler sentence: This is the camera that I bought yesterday.
― これは昨日私が買ったカメラです。
☆ The bolded が is there instead of は, is because they are the sub topic of the sentence.
I hope you understand this!! 頑張ってください！！あなたならできます！自分を信じて！うん！╰(‵▼′)╯
おやすみなさい～！
