Questions tagged [newspaper-grammar]
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When is it acceptable to use "Newspaper grammar"?
It is often said that Newspapers use grammatical forms/ellipses not used elsewhere and, on the whole, these do not present a problem to read and understand. However the ellipses do not seem to be unique to Newspapers, in particular the dropping of…

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Using 聴く instead of 聞く to mean "ask"?
I am reading this article on NHK, but I am having a hard time understanding the title...
緊急事態宣言出すのを前に諮問委員会始まる 専門家に意見聴く
for the first part 緊急事態宣言出すのを前に諮問委員会始まる
I am having a hard time parsing this. I understand:
緊急事態宣言出す - releasing the…

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い-adj in く form + する what is the meaning?
I was reading an article at nhk news web site and I found a sentence which I'm not pretty sure what the meaning really is.
Here's a…

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What is the grammatical function of 〜としており when quoting a statement?
I understand 〜として to have the basic meaning of "as" or "assuming X" for making certain hypothetical statements, but I'm confused what function it serves in the following statement:
スルージ氏はアップルのモデム開発の取り組みについて、今年始まったばかりだとしており、「長期の戦略的投資」と表現している。
The…

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The meaning of 内 with other Kanjis
Konnichiwa , I found this sentence on the news recently :
"政府内には、「信教の自由を脅かしかねない」との慎重論もあるが、宗教法人法に基づく調査が実施されれば、初めての事になる。"
And I can't figure out whether "政府内には" means "inside of the government" (as referring to the group that governs the country) or…

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What does ゑ mean here?
So I was reading an old issue of the Asahi Shimbun and I came across…

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Sentence parsing?
県民集会では、日米両政府や関係省庁などへ県民の健康調査や基地周辺の土壌・河川の調査などの実施、また県には、水の安全確保に取り組むことなどを求めた決議案を採択しました。
https://www.qab.co.jp/news/20220411149782.html
How should I parse this sentence? What is the main clause? 日米両政府や関係省庁 doesn’t seem to be the subject because of the…

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Use of ら in 博士ら、 警察官ら
Typically ら is used to form plurals or groups of people in casual situations, when it is used pejoratively, or in set words such as 彼ら. たち seems to be prefered in other situations ○○さんたち、あなたたち、 私達, etc.
However, I have noticed that ら is also used a…

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Newspaper sentence translation and interpretation
I would like to know if my translation of the sentence below is accurate in meaning. If not, could you point out the problematic area? Simply pointing out where I went wrong would be great. No need to explain, I’ll do the research on my…

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A grammar challenge
This sentence is too complex for my modest reading abilities. AI translations seem to be challenged, too. Can someone explain how this part works…

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Why 広がる前 isn't 広がった前 in this sentence
In this NHK Easy article there's the sentence:
しかし1年{ねん}に3000万{まん}人{にん}以上{いじょう}が来{き}ていたウイルスが広{ひろ}がる前{まえ}のときのようには、すぐに戻{もど}りません。
If I remove the part I'm having trouble with:
しかし1年{ねん}に3000万{まん}人{にん}以上{いじょう}が来{き}ていたときのようには、すぐに戻{もど}りません。
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Why is 逮捕 repeated twice?
Why 逮捕 is repeated twice in the following newsflash from テレ朝?
行方不明の女子高校生の遺体発見 逮捕された20代女の夫も死体遺棄容疑で逮捕
Would the meaning of the sentence change if 逮捕された is omitted?
20代女の夫も死体遺棄容疑逮捕

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Understanding 飲料水などに使う上水道で導入される
宮城県の水道事業の運営主体が4月1日から民間企業に切り替わった。特に飲料水などに使う上水道で導入されるのは全国初の試みだ。水質悪化や災害復旧の遅れなどを不安視する声が根強いが、県は「対応は今後も変わらない」と強調する。
I'm not sure how to understand the part 飲料水などに使う上水道で導入される. Particularly, I'm not sure how to understand the に and で in it.
My…

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Help me understand サービスでは、NTT Com社内の大規模なプロジェクトへの導入も進む「X Managed Platform」を採用した運用・保守を行う
NTTコミュニケーションズ株式会社(以下、NTT Com)は29日、ICT戦略の企画立案、システムの設計・構築、運用・保守にワンストップで対応するマネージドサービス「X Managed(クロスマネージド)」を、4月1日に提供開始すると発表した。
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サービスでは、NTT Com社内の大規模なプロジェクトへの導入も進む「X Managed Platform」を採用した運用・保守を行う。(source)
How should I understand and translate…

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