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11-17-2010, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxful View Post
Hi masaegu san. I have another question regarding 誘う. Let's say I am invited by Nick (the host) to his wedding and that makes it:

"(私は)Nickさんに結婚式に招待しました/呼びました."
(I was invited by Nick to his wedding ceremony.)
That Japanese sentence is incorrect. Wanna try correcting it?

Hint: Look at the last part carefully. It isn't in the right voice.

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But what if I invited Tom to the wedding ceremony as well? Since I am not the inviter in the first place, can I use 誘う (when inviting Tom) even though the wedding isn't a casual thing?
In Japan, that just doesn't happen. "I'm invited to Nick's wedding. Wanna come along with me?" This is simply an impossible line over here. If this can happen in your country, then you can use 誘う.


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