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   From: HenHanna@NewsGrouper   
      
   Dimitris Tzortzakakis posted:   
      
   > Hallo everyone, can someone help a fellow gaijin, how do I say in   
   > japanese, "I have this Nikon lens, it had a problem but I had it   
   > repaired and now it rocks", furigana are very much welcome, thanks in   
   > advance.   
      
      
   this AI didn't really get the Nuance of [this] in   
    "I have this Nikon lens, .......   
      
   which is similar to When (Lt.) Columbo says   
      
    You See, Sir ... I have this little problem........   
      
      
   ___________________________   
      
      
    Here are a few ways to say that in Japanese, with furigana:   
      
      
   __________________   
      
   Option 1 (Simple and direct):   
      
   Ã§Â§Â (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) 㯠   
   Ã£ÂÂã®ãÂÂã³ã³ (Nikon)   
   Ã£Â‹Â³ãº (lens) ãÂÂæÂ   
   (ãÂÂ)ã£ã¦ã   
   £Â¾ãÂÂãÂÂÃ¥ÂÂé¡ (à  
   ÂÂãÂÂã ãÂÂ) ãÂÂã   
   Âã£ãÂÂãÂÂã§ã   
   Ã£ÂÂãÂÂä¿®ç (ã   
   Ã£ÂÂ
ãÂÂãÂÂ) ãÂÂ㦠  
   £ÂÂãÂÂã£ãÂÂãÂÂã   
   ÂæÂÂé« (ãÂÂãÂÂã   
   Ã£ÂÂ) ã§ãÂÂï¼   
      
   Translation: I have this Nikon lens. There was a problem, but after getting it   
   repaired, it's awesome!   
      
   __________________   
      
      
   Option 2 (Slightly more formal):   
      
      
   Ã§Â§Â (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) 㯠  
   Ã£ÂÂã®ãÂÂã³ã³ (Nikon)   
   Ã£Â‹Â³ãº (lens) ãÂÂæÂ   
   (ãÂÂ)ã£ã¦ãÂÂà  
   £Â¾ãÂÂãÂÂ以å   
    (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) ã¯調å   
   (ã¡ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) ãÂÂæÂª   
   (ãÂÂãÂÂ)ãÂÂã   
   Â£Ã£ÂÂãÂÂã§ãÂÂã   
   Ã£ÂÂä¿®ç (ãÂÂãÂÂ
   
   £ÂÂãÂÂ) ãÂÂã¦ãÂÂã   
   Âã£ã¦ãÂÂä»Âã   
   Â¯Ã£ÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ調å   
   (ã¡ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) ã   
   £ÂÂãÂÂã§ãÂÂã   
      
   Translation: I have this Nikon lens. It used to have a problem, but after   
   getting it repaired, it's working very well now.   
      
   __________________   
      
      
   Option 3 (Emphasizing the repair):   
      
   Ã§Â§Â (ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ) 㯠   
   Ã£ÂÂã®ãÂÂã³ã³ (Nikon)   
   Ã£Â‹Â³ãº (lens) ãÂÂæÂ   
   (ãÂÂ)ã£ã¦ã   
   £Â¾ãÂÂãÂÂÃ¥ÂÂé¡ (à  
   ÂÂãÂÂã ãÂÂ) ãÂÂã   
   Âã£ãÂÂã®ã§修ç   
   (ãÂÂãÂÂ
ãÂÂã   
   ) ã«åº (ã )ãÂÂã   
   Ã£ÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂ诠  
   (ãÂÂ)ãÂÂãªãÂÂã¾ࠠ
   ÂÂãÂÂï¼   
      
   Translation: I have this Nikon lens. There was a problem, so I had it   
   repaired, and it became much better!   
      
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