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Watashi wa wakarimasen, deshita

English translation: I did not understand/ I could not understand/ I cannot understand/ I did not notice it, etc.

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Japanese term or phrase:Watashi wa wakarimasen, deshita
English translation:I did not understand/ I could not understand/ I cannot understand/ I did not notice it, etc.
Entered by: mimichan

16:28 Nov 24, 2001
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Japanese term or phrase: Watashi wa wakarimasen, deshita
This was what someone typed out to me. I think it's either Japanese or Hawaiian.
Neal
I did not understand/ I could not understand/ I cannot understand/ I did not notice it, etc.
Explanation:
It is actually Japanese.
The English translation will differ depending on the situatio and. Was it a response to a question?

The literal translation would be "I did not understand". However, there can be other possibilities as well.

"I did not get what you/he/she said"
"I couldn't quite understand what you/he/she meant (to say)."
"I don't know what this is all about"
"I don't know what your/her/his intentions were"
"I didn't notice/know anything"

These are the clues I can give you so far but I hope this would help.
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mimichan
Local time: 03:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6I did not understand/ I could not understand/ I cannot understand/ I did not notice it, etc.
mimichan
1 +4I didn't understand.
ProZ.com Staff
5I didn't understand
Hemant Jogalekar
4I did'nt understand
Happy


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +4
I didn't understand.


Explanation:
It's Japanese

ProZ.com Staff
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  J_R_Tuladhar
33 mins
agree  Harold Slovic: Yes, I agree with the above answer.
2 hrs
agree  Erik Anderson: Definitely not Hawaiian -- "'A'ole au i maopopo."
1 day 6 hrs
agree  E. Bender: yep, japanese
49 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
I did not understand/ I could not understand/ I cannot understand/ I did not notice it, etc.


Explanation:
It is actually Japanese.
The English translation will differ depending on the situatio and. Was it a response to a question?

The literal translation would be "I did not understand". However, there can be other possibilities as well.

"I did not get what you/he/she said"
"I couldn't quite understand what you/he/she meant (to say)."
"I don't know what this is all about"
"I don't know what your/her/his intentions were"
"I didn't notice/know anything"

These are the clues I can give you so far but I hope this would help.



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mimichan
Local time: 03:08
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in pair: 23
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harold Slovic: Yes, I agree with mimitaro's answer.
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  shyboy75
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  Masako: I agree with mimitaro.
14 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  amarilis
16 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Erik Anderson: mimitaro's explication is pretty thorough. Japanese is a very contextual language, and his explanation should give an idea for how many interpretations are possible.
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thank you for getting out of your way to give candid opinions.
agree  Eva Blanar: yeah, there are beauties in each expression! But please note there is comma before "deshita" (it is part of the verb, indicating past tense.
3 days 19 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I didn't understand


Explanation:
This is in JAPANESE.

Hemant Jogalekar
India
Local time: 12:38
PRO pts in pair: 2
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I did'nt understand


Explanation:
It is Japanese.


Happy
Indonesia
Local time: 14:08
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