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I was playing Resident Evil 7 a couple of nights ago but had to stop because I got too scared (yeah, I know). Anyway, I decided to post about this on HelloTalk (it’s a bit like a cross between Twitter and Lang-8, if you haven’t used it). What I put was this:
私はバイオハザード７というゲームを遊びますが怖いです。
Which I think should be “I’m playing Resident Evil 7 (Biohazard 7 in Japanese) but it’s scary”. Actually, just noticed I should have made that past tense as I’d stopped playing so it should probably have been this:
私はバイオハザード７というゲームを遊びましたが怖かったです。
As you can see I used the が version of “but” because I’ve actually just learned about it. But previously I would have probably used けど like:
私はバイオハザード７というゲーム遊びましたけど、怖かったです。
Or maybe でも like:
私はバイオハザード７というゲーム遊びました。でも、怖かったです。
Are all of these valid? What’s the difference between them?
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This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by
Darrell Blake.
They convey the same general idea, but the precise meaning of けど is closer to “although”, while でも is something like “however”. They’re all valid sentences, though – aside from the fact that you’ve used the wrong verb (should be します).
Which part should be します?
Instead of 遊びます.
The Japanese verb 遊ぶ, which we translate as “to play”, actually just means general playing around and having fun. When we say “play (something)” in English, the verb they used in Japanese tends to be します (unless it’s play an instrument, in which case, the verb used depends on the type of instrument).
Play tennis = テニスをします
Play a game = ゲームをしますAh, yes I see. That makes sense. You’re essentially “doing” the noun. Thanks :)
So would this be valid?
私はバイオハザード７というゲームをしましたが怖かったです。
Yep. =)
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