私が教えなさい
| 09:36 Jun 30, 2005 |
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| 5 +1 | Teach me (something)? |
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| 3 | Let me teach. |
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| 3 | A few more possibilities |
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| 4 -1 | You teach |
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| 2 | I [said, demanded they, etc.] tell me |
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7 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Teach me (something)? Explanation: Basically, this sentence is ungrammatical. The main reason is because the sentence is imperative and it has the non-second-person subject, "私が". The subject of the imperative sentence is usually the second person, and "私が" sounds very odd. If it is changed to "私に" (watashi-ni), it is perfectly okay, meaning "Teach (something) to me" or "Teach me (something)". |
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2 hrs confidence: 
| 私が教えなさい Let me teach. Explanation: I agree with Daisuke that it doesn't make sense grammatically. Given the situation, my guess is that whoever sent you this used a low-quality automated translation service (eg. online). From the subject pronoun "I" and the imperative mood, I think "Let me teach." or "Make me teach." would be a better translatiion. |
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2 hrs confidence:
| 私が教えなさい A few more possibilities Explanation: As it has been pointed out by others, this is a grammatical no-no. Anyway, there are numerous possibilities: 1) watashi ni oshienasai - teach me [...]. "Oshienasai" is imperative (teach me!) and watashi ni means "to me". In this construction it is usual that what is being taught is specified (i.e. Japanese, how to cook certain dishes etc.). 2) watashi wo oshienasai - teach me. Much the same construction as above but here it is not specified what is being taught. 3) watashi ga oshiemasu - I teach. Hope this supplements/clarifies the other suggestions already posted. |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1| 私が教えなさい You teach Explanation: If Daniel was told 私が教えなさい, it is not necessary a grammartically wrong phrase, if it is presented in quatation, or in narrative form, such as 「彼（彼女は、あのひとは、そのひとは）『私が教えなさい』といいました」 -- "He said to me 'You teach (instead)'". Daniel (the asker), are you sure you are not dropping out this part of the sentence? |
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