tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089566564616296132.post7340616268916107090..comments2023-07-18T04:27:42.063-07:00Comments on Nih<b>o</b>ngo Shticks: Your Face, Again!Shtick Collectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250952779030982030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089566564616296132.post-25111449957431156342011-05-09T14:22:33.787-07:002011-05-09T14:22:33.787-07:00I'm not arguing, I really am just learning :)
...I'm not arguing, I really am just learning :)<br />So to sum it up, this 何とか has the feel of "what's his face" but usually comes as a suffix (to a half of something) rather than a stand alone word.<br /><br />勉強になりました!Shtick Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250952779030982030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089566564616296132.post-82059360742333335222011-05-09T13:41:53.390-07:002011-05-09T13:41:53.390-07:00Yes, no doubt it could be, that would be the simpl...Yes, no doubt it could be, that would be the simplest translation. But the times I heard it, it had a certain dismissiveness about it which to me reminded more of the 'what's-his-face' thing. One could argue about nuances, of course. :DSolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766169708548510051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089566564616296132.post-49669645757540158462011-05-09T01:33:40.604-07:002011-05-09T01:33:40.604-07:00Wouldn't that be translated simply as "Wa...Wouldn't that be translated simply as "Wata-something"?Shtick Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250952779030982030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7089566564616296132.post-56038289808613347032011-05-08T01:49:59.175-07:002011-05-08T01:49:59.175-07:00I think a form of 何とか might function for that. Tho...I think a form of 何とか might function for that. Though usually, I've seen it as a suffix to the first part of, for example, a name. So if you had a person called Watanabe, you would end up with 'Wata-nan-to-ka'... sort of 'Wata-what's-his-face'.<br /><br />I can't think of anything that might stand alone, but I'm hardly an expert.Solohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766169708548510051noreply@blogger.com