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What does "いて" mean in "私の誕生日を覚えていてくれて、とても嬉しいです"?
I know the sentence basically means "I'm so happy you remembered my birthday", but what purpose does "いて" serve in "覚えていてくれて"? I thought "覚えて" was already progressive, and some sources said the "いて" meant it was imperative, but that doesn't make any sense to me.
This is how I understand the phrase; please correct me if I'm wrong:
覚えて = remembering
いて = ????
くれて = ~something done for the speaker
So literally, the sentence in English is something like, "For you remembering my birthday, I am very happy", right? Why is "いて" needed?
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How do you say "catch the wind" in Japanese?
I'm translating a song from English to Japanese, and I can't figure out how to convey "catching" wind, as in "the kite caught the wind and lifted higher into the sky". I'm assuming 「風を 捉える」(kaze wo toraeru) would be incorrect? I take that to mean capturing, like a bug or a criminal. I mean it more like an eagle catching air and soaring higher.
How do you say, "Catch the wind" in Japanese? Please help me!
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Proper use of ください、おねがい
I asked my sister if she wanted some eggs. She replied, 「はい、ください。」(meaning, "Yes, please.") I told her I thought she should have used 「おねがい」, but then I wasn't sure. I understand to use ください as in 「ちょっと まって ください」 and 「みずを ください」. In this case, which word should my sister use?
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What does the character say in this video?
I cannot understand what Twilight Sparkle (the purple one with the navy blue mane) says in this video at 0:05. She starts to say, "Ganbatte [がんばって]", but stops and says something else instead. I have tried spelling it out as it sounds, but nothing has come close. Please help! In the English version, she started to say "Break a leg" and said "Good luck" instead.
The phrase in question is at 0:05.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k7TOKGXM0A&list=PLqU252928RWFkLPyuuMtrxK4GrG06mshN&index=56
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How do I use te-form with -mashou?
More specifically, how do I conjugate 見る (miru/to see) into the progressive volitional form (if there is such a thing)? I want to say, "Let us see ______." (as in, let us see something happen) The only way I figured to do this was to use the volitional form (if there's a better way, please tell me!).
I am familiar with 見ましょう (mimashou/let's see). However, when I entered "Let us see ____" into Google Translate, it came out 見てみましょう (mite mimashou). Is this correct? Is it more correct than 見ましょう? What is the difference between the two?
Thank you.
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