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nodehanaika

Postby andycarmenjapanese8100 » June 16th, 2015 5:23 am

Upper intermediate S1L6L:

父が怒りだすのではないかと はらはらした。


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Re: nodehanaika

Postby thegooseking » June 16th, 2015 10:08 am

andycarmenさん、

It's "no dewanai ka".

'No' is a nominaliser: it makes 'ikaridasu' into a noun.
'Dewanai ka' literally means "isn't it?" and it has the same idiomatic meaning of wanting to confirm something in Japanese.

So "no dewanai ka" following a verb means "won't (he) do [verb]?"

"I was anxious: won't father fly into a rage?"

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Re: nodehanaika

Postby community.japanese » June 21st, 2015 1:00 am

andycarmenjapanese8100 san,
konnichiwa.
I think 小狼さん’s explanation is good.
If you still have questions, please let us know.

少狼さん、
どうもありがとうございました。
:D
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