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Appendix
Japanese→English
If there is no grammatical subject
Japanese sentences may sometimes omit the grammatical subject. In English, however, subjects are
generally required. Specify your preference for translating these kinds of sentences.
Add a grammatical subject
Supplement the translation with a grammatical subject. Select the subject from the pull down
menu.
Use passive form
Translate sentences using passive voice.
However, subjects will automatically be added for sentence structures that cannot be translated in
passive voice. In this case, the subject specified in “Add a grammatical subject” will be used.
Omit the grammatical subject
Translate into imperative sentences.
For example, “翻訳ボタンをクリックします” would be translated as “Click the translation button.”
If there is no grammatical object
Verbs in English are classified as transitive or intransitive, and transitive verbs must have an object.
However, there is no distinction between transitive and intransitive with Japanese verbs, so there is a
tendency for Japanese writers to omit the object (without identifying the object before “を”). Here, you
can specify how to handle source text without an object, that is, how it is translated into English with
a transitive verb.
Add a grammatical object
Place a check to add an object. Select the object from the pull down menu.
If you clear the check mark, no object is added, even for transitive verbs.
Label with “NOT”
Specify whether to use contractions or the word “not” in negative English sentences. To use regular
form, select “is not/cannot,” and to use contractions, select “isn’t/can’t.”
Translation of “-shite iru”
In Japanese, sentences with “～している” may not necessarily express an action in present
progressive tense. It is often better to translate this form into English using present tense. Specify
your preference for translating these kinds of sentences.
Japanese sentences in past tense, ending “～していた” are translated in either “past tense,” “past progressive
tense,” or “past perfect tense.”