Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ どんな (donna) ]

どんな (donna) - Whatever; whoever, etc.

--- Examples ---
どんなことがあっても
No matter what happens.

どんなことを言ったとしても.....
No matter whatever you said......

どんな人も、入ることはできません
Noone whatsoever can enter.

どんな意見でも聞き入れるようにします。
We try to accept whatever opinion you may have.

どんな風に説明したの？
In what manner did you explain it?

どんなに飲んでももっとほしい
No matter how much I drink, I want more.

あなたはその事とどんな関係があるのですか。
What do you have to do with this matter?

--- Comments ---
Tried to show similarity to 'ikanaru-demo' which is not necessarily
conversational. (contributor: bamboo4)

should this be donna-demo to keep consistency with [ikanaru-demo]
(contributor: dc)

I don't think so. どんな is not inherently coupled with でも.
(contributor: bamboo4)

for #3000
i was told:
どんな人も、入る事はできません sounds odd.
more natural are:
誰も入る事はできません
誰も入れません

but these arent examples of !
is there a reason this might sound uncomfortable? (contributor: dc)

どんなに飲んでももっとほしい
→
どんなに飲んでももっと欲しくなる (contributor: dc)

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Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ 今から思えば (imakaraomoeba) ]

今から思えば (imakaraomoeba) - Looking back on it now

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今から思えばあの時に会社を辞めたことは間違いではなかった。
Looking back on it now, quitting the company was the right thing to do.

今から思えば両親に言われた通りにしておけば良かった
Looking back on it now I wish i had done things the way my parents told
me.

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Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ 〜まじき (majiki) ]

〜まじき (majiki) - not likely

--- Examples ---
許すまじきことであれ。
It's something that cannot be forgiven

すまじきものは宮仕え。
It's government service one should avoid.

許すまじき暴言を吐いた。
She used offensive language that cannot be forgiven.

--- Comments ---
まじ is a predecessor of まい, both archaic foorm of auxilliary verb
meaning negation of べし.

In the modern Japanese, it is not commonly used in conversation excpet for
some archaic set phrase such as すまじきものは宮仕え、This was
written about 1,000 years ago by 清少納言(Seishonagon) in her essay
called 枕草子(Makurano Soushi). (contributor: bamboo4)

can this be translated as 'no need to'? (contributor: dc)

No, it's more emphatic 'should not.' (contributor: bamboo4)

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Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ せんがため (sengatame) ]

せんがため (sengatame) - In order to do

--- Notes ---
Formal.
Written more than spoken.

にせんがため is equivalent to にするため

uses the nai form of verbs without nai.
In the case of suru, it is, as in the name of the entry, せんがため.

--- Examples ---
キリスト教義の正当性をより強固にせんがための伏線ととれないこともありません。
This must be a covert effort in order to further strengthen the veracity of
the Christian dogma

あの頃わたしは大学に進学せんがために毎日必死でがんばった。
At that time, in order to go on to university I frantically did my best
everyday.

研究を完成させんがため、彼は昼夜寝ずにがんばった。
In order to finish the project, he worked day and night without sleeping.

一日も早く自分の店を持ったんがために、必死で働いている。
To keep one's store going even one more day, one is frantically working.

--- Comments ---
Appeared in 2002 JLPT level 1 (contributor: Amatuka)

Old style usage, not in much use in modern Japanese. (contributor: Amatuka)

That's a horrible, horrible translation ^^vv (contributor: Amatuka)

any ideas on detailed difference with youni? (contributor: dc)

Hmm, I think the two big differences are
1. You'll probably never have to use せんがため
and
2. ように isn't tested in JLPT level 1.
;-) (contributor: Amatuka)

So, no I don't have any idea of detailed differences to youni youni
(contributor: Amatuka)

The English translation is not only inaccurate but terrible: 'This must be
a covert effort to further strengthen the veracity of the Christian dogma'
would be more like it. (contributor: bamboo4)

translation updated! (contributor: dc)

あの頃わたしは大学に進学せんがために毎日必死でがんばった。
At that time, in order to go on to university I frantically did my best
everyday. (contributor: beth)

thanks for the ex Beth. added #5734 (contributor: dc)

Not a comment on the Japanese, but the English: it's not 'everyday' but
'every day.' CAC (contributor: kyoho16)

Can this be used with other verbs, such as 入る？ My grammar book uses
this example:
何かを勉強したいというより、ただ一流大学に入らんがために勉強している人が多い。
If this is the same pattern, can someone update this entry? (contributor:
tmkain)

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