Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ とはいえ (tohaie) ]

とはいえ (tohaie) - However (the truth is in fact different)

--- Notes ---
Same as といっても but:
といっても is for spoken clauses, and
とはいえ is for written clauses.

way of use: P1 とはいえ P2.
P1 is the sentence in question, P2 is the reason why.

--- Examples ---
春とはいえまだ風は冷たい。
This is Spring, however wind is still freezing.

春になったとはいえ朝晩はまだ寒い。
Spring has came, but mornings and evenings are still cold.

携帯用とはいえ５キロも６キロもある。
'for mobile use' but it weighs 5 kg or more.

便利とはいえパソコンは高いのでなかなか買えない。
'useful' computer but so expensive that I can't hardly buy it.

８０才の祖母は、この間階段で転んで足を痛め、歩くのが不自由になってしまった。とはいえ、全く歩けないということではないので、家事をするには問題ないとのことだ。
Recently, my 80 years old grand mother fall in the stairs and hurt herself
in the feet, so unfortunately she became disabled for walking. However,
even if she can't walk, she have no problem to do his housework.

仕事が山のようにあって、日曜日とはいえ、山社しなければならない。
Because I have a mountain of work, on Sunday however I must work hard.

昔に比べて体力が衰えたとはいえ、まだまだ若い者には負けない。
Compared with olden days, my physical strength is declining, however I
didn't loose against young people yet.

--- Comments ---
Delete this item! (contributor: bamboo4)

I agree 消してください (contributor: tigert)

I intended to give a second live to this entry. Is it OK now? (contributor:
赤毛)

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Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ まみれ (mamire) ]

まみれ (mamire) - covered in

--- Examples ---
その子供たちは全身ほこりまみれだった
The children were covered with dirt from head to foot

彼は全身泥まみれだった。
He was covered with mud from head to foot.

そのナイフは血にまみれていた。
The knife was covered in blood.

彼の額は汗まみれだった。
Sweat bathed his forehead.

インドにお互いを色でまみれる祭がある。
There is a festival of coloring each other in India.

--- Comments ---
誇りまみれ (contributor: dc)

それを言うならば、埃まみれ hokori mamire
I'd rather covered with pride than dust, though. (contributor: Miki)

In 4175 「血に」の「に」が必要ですか　 (contributor:
inevittable)

This is similar to darake, but mimare is only for liquids or powders like
blood or dust, whereas darake can be for these things and things like
mistakes, and holes (as in a car riddled with bullet holes). (contributor:
inevittable)

inevittable, I'm pretty sure 4175 needs the に because まみれ is in its
verb form and not followed by だ or だった。 (contributor: tmkain)

>>inevittable

tmkain is absolutely correct; if it was まみれ as in all other examples
you could say
血まみれ。「彼の顔が血まみれだった。」「彼の顔が血にまみれた。」
(contributor: マリ)

すみません。ミキさんとｄｃさんがお喋っていることを良く分かりませんがもっと詳しく説明してくださいませんか。多分完璧の例文は「誇りまめれるより埃まみれた方が良い」になります。
(contributor: ppmohapatra)

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Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ とにかく (tonikaku) ]

とにかく (tonikaku) - in any case, anyway

--- Notes ---
often comes at the beginning of a sentence

see all these examples at ALC

--- Examples ---
それはとにかくとして、この問題はどうするの。
Leaving that aside, how do you intend to deal with this problem?

とにかく私に言えるのは
Anyway, all I can say is...

とにかく頼むからちょっと聞いてよ
Anyway I'm asking you to just listen for a minute

とにかくやってみないことには
Anyway, we won't know unless we try.

とにかく、きみは上京すべきだ。
In any case you should come up to Tokyo.

とにかく、君の知ったことじゃない。
In any case, it's no business of yours.

とにかく、君はそこに行った方がいい。
At any rate, you had better go there.

とにかく、言いづらい事を打ち明けてくれて嬉しいよ。
Anyway, I'm glad you were able to broach this difficult subject.

とにかく、私はあなたの意見には反対だ。
I am against your opinion in any case.

--- Comments ---
とにかく can be replaced by tomokaku　ともかく. (contributor:
Miki)

I would like to know more about the etymology of this expression. Does it
have anything to do with the Shogi game where two pieces are named 'to' and
'kaku'? (contributor: Nizar)

why is it every time when i clikc on the title the msg below will show.
Return to beginning of the Text Translation function. Unable to map
glossdic.xjdx!
(contributor: snoopycheng)

Nizar, tonikaku is not to do with 'to' and 'kaku' of Shogi game.
とにかく is used in hiragana by edo period. と of とにかく meant
そのように、 かく meant このように。　Tonikaku is sometimes
write as 兎に角 but this is phonetic equivalent. This is considered to
come from Buddhism word 「兎角亀毛」. Rabbit doesn't have horns and
turtle doesn't have hairs, which was used when you talked about something
doesn't exist. So this has no relevance to current とにかく in meaning.
BTW, in shogi, 「と金」 which is another side of 「歩（ふ）」 is
called と because the simplified form of 金 looks like
と。　角（かく）　is also called 角行（かくぎょう）.
(contributor: Miki)

I have heard this word used in a lot of contexts where it couldn't mean
anyway, in any case. I asked some friends who had some difficulty
explaining it, but one seemed to say that it also has the meanings:
'quickly', 'with all haste' and maybe also 'naturally'. I also heard it
implies that some information given is generally known by everyone. Any
native speakers care to comment? (contributor: yookoso)

You have it wrong. とにかく急ごう means 'leaving all that aside,
let's hurry.' Thus, とにかく does not have a meaning of 'quickly' or
'naturally.'

Re Miki-san's comment, 角行 is pronounced かくこう.
(contributor: bamboo4)

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Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ 〜そびれる (sobireru) ]

〜そびれる (sobireru) - Fail to ~

--- Notes ---
Verb(〜ますform) + そびれる。

--- Examples ---
借りたお金を返しそびれた。
I failed to return the money I borrowed.

飲みすぎて終電に乗りそびれた。
I drank too much and failed to catch the last train.

--- Comments ---
This grammar is the same as 〜損なう。
返し損なう - Fail to return (it).
やり損なう - Mess up. (contributor: blabby)

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