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ある
ひと
人
のごこうい
好意
で、とち
土地
をか
貸
していただけることになり、ゆうじん
友人
のけんちく
建築
や
屋
さんが、ほとんどもう
儲
けをどがいし
度外視
してた
建
ててくれるというので、こんなにうまいはなし
話
はないとおも
思
い、あいて
相手
のき
気
がか
変
わらぬうちにと、あちこちでしゃっきん
借金
をしてこうじ
工事
にちゃくしゅ
着手
したとたん、わたし
私
ははいけっかく
肺結核
でにゅういん
入院
しなければならぬはめとなった。
Because someone was willing to let me borrow the land as a favor, and a friend who is an architect said he would build the house without regard for his own margins, I thought this was the chance of a lifetime, and so before these people changed their minds I took out several loans, but right as we were starting construction I contracted pulmonary tuberculosis and was forced to check into hospital.
Readings
This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
い
生
きものたちのへや
部屋
#123 - The chance of a lifetime.
by みやもとてる
宮本輝
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Grammar and points of interest
こんな, そんな & あんな
こんな, そんな & あんな
such
ある人のご好意で、土地を貸していただけることになり、友人の建築屋さんが、ほとんど儲けを度外視して建ててくれるというので、こんなにうまい話はないと思い、相手の気が変わらぬうちにと、あちこちで借金をして工事に着手したとたん、私は肺結核で入院しなければならぬはめとなった。
うちに
うちに
while still
ある人のご好意で、土地を貸していただけることになり、友人の建築屋さんが、ほとんど儲けを度外視して建ててくれるというので、こんなにうまい話はないと思い、相手の気が変わらぬうちにと、あちこちで借金をして工事に着手したとたん、私は肺結核で入院しなければならぬはめとなった。
ことに
ことに
do; happen; provide emphasis; differ
ある人のご好意で、土地を貸していただけることになり、友人の建築屋さんが、ほとんど儲けを度外視して建ててくれるというので、こんなにうまい話はないと思い、相手の気が変わらぬうちにと、あちこちで借金をして工事に着手したとたん、私は肺結核で入院しなければならぬはめとなった。
をする vs する
をする vs する
ある人のご好意で、土地を貸していただけることになり、友人の建築屋さんが、ほとんど儲けを度外視して建ててくれるというので、こんなにうまい話はないと思い、相手の気が変わらぬうちにと、あちこちで借金をして工事に着手したとたん、私は肺結核で入院しなければならぬはめとなった。
いる / います and ある / あります
いる / います and ある / あります
existence; possession
ある人のご好意で、土地を貸していただけることになり、友人の建築屋さんが、ほとんど儲けを度外視して建ててくれるというので、こんなにうまい話はないと思い、相手の気が変わらぬうちにと、あちこちで借金をして工事に着手したとたん、私は肺結核で入院しなければならぬはめとなった。
〜くなります／になります
〜くなります／になります
become
ある人のご好意で、土地を貸していただけることになり、友人の建築屋さんが、ほとんど儲けを度外視して建ててくれるというので、こんなにうまい話はないと思い、相手の気が変わらぬうちにと、あちこちで借金をして工事に着手したとたん、私は肺結核で入院しなければならぬはめとなった。
Conjugations and inflections
Words
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)2. to have (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. man; person2. human being; mankind; people
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noun
1. plot of land; lot; soil2. locality; region; place
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Most common form: かす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lend; to loan2. to rent out; to hire out
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Most common form: 事になる
expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. it has been decided (so) that; it has been arranged (so) that (usu. sentence ending; often written with kana only)2. it is the result (of); it is the outcome (often written with kana only)
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suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san (see also: 様; after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific; familiar language)2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) (see also: ご苦労さん; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. taking no account of; neglecting2. to disregard; to take no account of; to overlook
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to build; to construct(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
expression
1. called; named (often written with kana only)2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 甘い
1. skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful (esp. 上手い,巧い; often written with kana only)
2. delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty (esp. 美味い,甘い; often written with kana only)
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2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe (想う has connotations of heart-felt)2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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noun
1. companion; partner; company2. other party; addressee
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Most common form: 変る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary2. to move to
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. inside; within2. while (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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adverb, pronoun
1. here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over (often written with kana only)2. to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading あちこち, あちらこちら, あっちこっち, アチコチ)
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2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) (often written with kana only)
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noun, 'suru' verb
construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)(click the word for examples and links)
1. to start work (on); to undertake
noun
2. embarkation; launch(click the word for examples and links)
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. I; menoun, 'no' adjective
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to become; to amount to (see also: になる)(click the word for examples and links)
Kanji
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