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Need help translating a sentence - 09-10-2017, 08:22 PM

I do not trust my Japanese so much.

Anyway need help translating: "Happiness resembles glass"

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09-11-2017, 02:43 PM

Google translates it as "幸福はガラスに似ている:KOUFUKU WA GARASU NI NITE-IRU". It is quite correct.

Are you satisfied ? It depends on your purpose of this translation if the translation is good enough.


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09-11-2017, 03:44 PM

It looks correct to me. I would have used SHIAWASE but KOUFUKU seems more appropriate. Will learn why exactly NI and IRU are used

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09-12-2017, 11:59 AM

"NI" is used to indicate direction like as "to" in "resemble to".

"IRU" means "exist" and works as be-verb.


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