Oct 4, 2009 14:12
14 yrs ago
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Japanese term

対象とする言語

Non-PRO Japanese to English Other Linguistics
Context: 外国語をマスターするには、対象とする言語にじかにふれることが非常に重要なのです。

Proposed translations

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The Target Language

Yes, in this sentence the meaning is the language you are learning(= the target language).
Peer comment(s):

neutral Yumico Tanaka (X) : もっとテクニカルな文章で「対象言語」なら the target language でいいですが、ここは語りかける文章なので読者にわかりやすく訳すのもいいと思います。
7 hrs
agree Yasutomo Kanazawa : 対象とする言語=target language
10 hrs
agree Aogara : "the target language(s)" (lower case) is fairly common, I think.
20 hrs
agree Minoru Kuwahara
6 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks."
6 mins

the language you are learning

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Note from asker:
Thank you for helping educate the Japanese translation community!
Peer comment(s):

neutral Yumico Tanaka (X) : もっとテクニカルな文章で「対象言語」なら the target language でいいですが、ここは語りかける文章なので読者にわかりやすく訳すのもいいと思います。ただ「対象」の言葉がなくなるのが気になります。
10 hrs
Thank you for your comment. Yes, it is obviously the target language, I should have included that in my response. Either way, I hope we've helped the asker.
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