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Do you feel like everything is hopeless?

Japanese translation: 希望をなくしてはいませんか？

00:58 Nov 15, 2008
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology
English term or phrase: Do you feel like everything is hopeless?
Again, for a PSA (Public Service Announcement) for my Speech class

Romaji and Kana/Kanji please
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Japanese translation:希望をなくしてはいませんか？
Explanation:
"kibou wo nakushite wa ima-sen-ka"

Is your audience a group of depressed Japanese who might commit suicide?

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Note added at 24 mins (2008-11-15 01:23:37 GMT) Post-grading
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I dropped "anata wa" at the begenning of the sentence since you don't generally refer to "you" when you are directly talking to someone in Japanese. However, in a formal speech, you might include it, so the complete sentence would be "anata wa kibou wo nakushite wa ima-sen-ka."
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Kazuhiko
Local time: 12:45
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Summary of answers provided
4希望をなくしてはいませんか？
Kazuhiko
4何事にも希望が持てないと感じていますか？
maruka (X)
4何もかもダメ！と思ってしまっていますか？
Yoohoo Fujisawa


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
do you feel like everything is hopeless?
希望をなくしてはいませんか？


Explanation:
"kibou wo nakushite wa ima-sen-ka"

Is your audience a group of depressed Japanese who might commit suicide?

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Note added at 24 mins (2008-11-15 01:23:37 GMT) Post-grading
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I dropped "anata wa" at the begenning of the sentence since you don't generally refer to "you" when you are directly talking to someone in Japanese. However, in a formal speech, you might include it, so the complete sentence would be "anata wa kibou wo nakushite wa ima-sen-ka."


Kazuhiko
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Kind of, we are doing a model United Nations in the class

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
do you feel like everything is hopeless?
何事にも希望が持てないと感じていますか？


Explanation:
nanigoto nimo kibou ga motenai to kannjiteimasuka?

If it is used in psychological field,
I think this expression is well used in psychological tests.


maruka (X)
United States
Local time: 22:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
do you feel like everything is hopeless?
何もかもダメ！と思ってしまっていますか？


Explanation:
希望が持てない程度では自殺を考えないでしょう。絶望とは希望をなくすことではなく、もっと行き詰った気分です。だから「何もかもダメ！」「または何もかも絶望！」と言う表現を使いました。

Yoohoo Fujisawa
New Zealand
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Japanese
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