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無い物ねだり(naimonedari) what does it mean? I found this expression on a Kanji book (for native speakers). I translated it using google translate as "Asking for the moon" or "Asking for too much". Can someone explain me the meaning or how to use it?
Apr 6, 2017 8:31 PM
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「無い物ねだり」means "to want something we can not get and realize. ex) 無い物ねだりをしても意味がない。There is no use to say that which is impossible.
April 6, 2017
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わがまま
April 8, 2017
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説明は上の方がしているので用例に関していくつか付け足します。 ・ないものねだりばかりしていないで~(親が子をたしなめる際などに言うのでちょっと偉そうなニュアンス) ・~というのはないものねだりだが、・・・(自分で何か願望を言った上で、それを「ないものねだり」と自ら認めて話を展開していく) 漢字で表記すれば【無い物強請り】となりますが、ふつうはひらがなで【ないものねだり】と書くと思います。
April 7, 2017
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