Kodomo no yo<strike>o</strike>u ni
1st paragraph:
(1) Kyo<strike>
o</strike>
u wa henna hito o mimashita.
※ "Kyoo" can be OK in pronunciation, but to be precise, it is written as "Kyou", which will be important when you write Kanji on your computer; Kanji converter program cannot find appropriate Kanji unless you write precisely.
(2)
Kare wa <strike>
A</strike>
akarui fuku o kite imashita.
※ "Kare" has never appeared as a subject so far, so you'd better NOT to omit the subject.
(3) Kare wa kodomo no yo<strike>
o</strike>
u ni hohoemimashita.
※ The same as (1)'s comment.
(4) (kare
no sonzai wa) fu<strike>
u</strike>yu
nanoni <strike>
wa</strike> midori no ki
ga aru kano yo<strike>
o</strike>
u <strike>
(ni?)</strike> datta; Kimyo<strike>
o</strike>
u de
ha atta kedo utsukushi<strike>
i</strike> <strike>
deshita</strike>
katta desu.
※ "Kimyou" is something bad, and "utukushii" is good, so "deha atta kedo" should be used here.
(5) Kono hito wa watashi no kodomo no <strike>
shunkan</strike>
koro no koto o omoi-dasase
te kuremashita.
※ "~ no koro" stands for the specific period of time. "Shunkan" is a very short period of time, e.g., a few seconds.
(6) To<strike>
o</strike>
uji no seikatsu wa <strike>
kantan</strike>
tanjun datta:
2nd paragraph:
(7) Watashi wa eiga to chokoreeto ga suki datta.
(8) <strike>
Gakkoo o kiraimashita (</strike><strike>
g</strike>
Gakkou ga kirai datta<strike>
?)</strike>
※ The latter is correct!
(9) Onnanoko de aru
koto ga <strike>
kirai</strike>
iya datta.
※ "~ koto" makes a noun.
(10) Shikashi watashi wa otonoko ni naritai to
mo omotte
ha imasen deshita.
※ "~ tomo omotte ha..." emphasizes the sentence.
(11) To
umei ningen ni naritakatta.
(12) Otona ga kirai datta.
(13) Shi
tagatte watashi wa kesshite otona ni nar<strike>
u</strike>
anai koto o chikatta.
※ "~ ni naru koto" is "to become ~", and "~ ni naranai koto" is "to never become".
※ "kesshite ~ nai" corresponds with "never ~".
(14) Watashi wa dono yo<strike>
o</strike>
u ni yuujin o tsukuru <strike>
koto</strike>
ka o shiranakatta node namida o nagashita.
※ "~ o tsukuru koto" is "to make ~", and "dono you ni ~ o tsukuru ka" is "how to make ~".
3rd paragraph:
(15) Watashi wa motto jibun ni sho<strike>
o</strike>
ujiki datta. Arinomama no jibun o sarakedashita.
※ The same as (1)'s comment.
(16) Kokoro no negai o ippai ni shite nagareboshi o mimasen deshita.
(17) Watashi ga kanjita no wa odoroki
dake deshita.
※ "dake" corresponds with "All", and emphasizes the sentence.
4th paragraph:
(18) Kyo<strike>
o</strike>
u <strike>
de wa</strike>, akarui fuku o kite i<strike>
ru</strike>
ta hito wa watashi no nagareboshi deshita.
※ "iru" must be past tense "ita".
(19) Kare wa yuuga de nonki ni mieta.
(20) Kare <strike>
ga</strike>
ha akai fuusen no yo<strike>
o</strike>
u ni tonde itta kamo shiremasen ga.
(21) Kare wa natsu no hi no yo<strike>
o</strike>
u ni akarukatta. Soshite
watashi wa fushigi
na omoi de kare o mita.
※ The subject of the first sentence is "Kare", and that of the second is "watashi", so you'd better not omit the subject of the second sentence. Otherwise, Japanese natives would think that the subject of the second sentence is also "Kare".
(22) Watashi wa futatabi kodomo <strike>
datta</strike>
ni natta.
Marks:
赤 (red) : 修正が必要な表現 (expressions to be corrected)
青 (blue) : あった方が良い語/表現 (words/expressions better to be added)
茶 (brown): 冗長な表現 (redundant expressions)
紫 (purple): 解説 (comment on corrections)
Corrected Sentences:
1st paragraph:
(1) Kyo
u wa henna hito o mimashita.
(2)
Kare wa akarui fuku o kite imashita.
(3) Kare wa kodomo no yo
u ni hohoemimashita.
(4) (kare
no sonzai wa) fuyu
nanoni midori no ki
ga aru kano yo
u datta; Kimyo
u de
ha atta kedo utsukushi
katta desu.
(5) Kono hito wa watashi no kodomo no
koro no koto o omoi-dasase
te kuremashita.
(6) To
uji no seikatsu wa
tanjun datta:
2nd paragraph:
(7) Watashi wa eiga to chokoreeto ga suki datta.
(8)
Gakkou ga kirai datta.
(9) Onnanoko de aru
koto ga
iya datta.
(10) Shikashi watashi wa otonoko ni naritai to
mo omotte
ha imasen deshita.
(11) To
umei ningen ni naritakatta.
(12) Otona ga kirai datta.
(13) Shi
tagatte watashi wa kesshite otona ni nar
anai koto o chikatta.
(14) Watashi wa dono yo
u ni yuujin o tsukuru
ka o shiranakatta node namida o nagashita.
3rd paragraph:
(15) Watashi wa motto jibun ni sho
ujiki datta. Arinomama no jibun o sarakedashita.
(16) Kokoro no negai o ippai ni shite nagareboshi o mimasen deshita.
(17) Watashi ga kanjita no wa odoroki
dake deshita.
4th paragraph:
(18) Kyo
u, akarui fuku o kite i
ta hito wa watashi no nagareboshi deshita.
(19) Kare wa yuuga de nonki ni mieta.
(20) Kare
ha akai fuusen no yo
u ni tonde itta kamo shiremasen ga.
(21) Kare wa natsu no hi no yo
u ni akarukatta. Soshite
watashi wa fushigi
na omoi de kare o mita.
(22) Watashi wa futatabi kodomo
ni natta.
Alternative Expressions (more natural to Japanese natives):
1st paragraph:
(1) Kyo
u wa henna hito o mimashita.
* Kyou henna hito o mimashita.
※ You can omit "wa" here.
(5) Kono hito wa watashi no kodomo no
koro no koto o omoi-dasasete kuremashita.
* Kono hito wa watashi no kodomo no koro
o houfutsu to sasete kuremashita.
※ "~ o houfutsu to saseru" is a little difficult expression meaning the same thing.
2nd paragraph:
(13)
Shitagatte watashi wa kesshite otona ni nar
anai koto o chikatta.
*
Nanode watashi wa kesshite otona ni nar
umai to chikatta.
※ "Shitagatte" is a little formal. "Nanode" is more appropriate.
(14) Watashi wa
dono you ni yuujin o tsukuru ka o shiranakatta node namida o nagashita.
* Watashi wa
yuujin no tsukuri kata o shiranakatta node...
* Watashi wa
dono you ni yuujin o tsukureba yoi ka o shiranakatta node...
※ "Yuujin" is a little bit formal. "Tomodachi" is more appropriate.
3rd paragraph:
(15) Watashi wa
motto jibun ni sho
ujiki datta. Arinomama no jibun o sarakedashita.
* Watashi wa
mushiro jibun ni shoujiki datta.
(16)
Kokoro no negai o ippai ni shite nagareboshi
o mimasen deshita.
*
Mune ippai ni himeta negai o nagareboshi
ni takushita koto wa arimasen deshita.
※ This is very natural as Japanese, but rather difficult expression.
4th paragraph:
(19) Kare wa yuuga de nonki ni mieta.
(22) Watashi wa futatabi kodomo
ni natta.
* Watashi wa kodomo no koro ni modotta.
※ This is more like "I went back to my childhood", but more natural as Japanese.
* Watash wa doushin ni kaetta.
※ The same as the previous one, but a little bit difficultl expression.
Comment:
Hi, girlhero-san,
Nice to meet you. I'd like to say thank you here for sending friend request to me. I'm very glad to be your friend! As you notice, I'm very very strict in correcting Japanese, and I'm sure you will learn a lot from the correction. :)
Please note that we use "ha (は)" in writing and pronounce it as "wa (わ)." The same goes to the pair of "wo (を)" and "o (お)". For example, we write "kon-ni-chi-ha (こんにちは)", but we pronounce it as "kon-ni-chi-wa (こんにちわ)." As long as you're just focusing on speaking Japanese, you don't have to care about this, but you'll have to if you are to learn writing.
Your entry uses metaphors, so I also learned how English natives express something a lot in correcting the entry. Also, your English version really helped me learn English as well as correct the entry.
By the way, I'm a kind of new bee here. So, I'm not sure what correction styles are preferred. As you know from my correction history, my corrections tend to be very long even though I reduce redundancy as much as possible... If you have any suggestion or comment about my correction style or anything, please let me know!
HTH
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