Breakdown of hiroi akusesukengen de zyouhourouei ga hasseisi kanenai.
Questions & Answers about hiroi akusesukengen de zyouhourouei ga hasseisi kanenai.
Why is 広い used with アクセス権限? I thought 広い meant wide or spacious.
Here 広い means broad in the sense of wide in scope.
So 広いアクセス権限 means:
- broad access permissions
- wide-ranging access rights
- overly permissive access
This is a common extension of 広い beyond physical width. In English we also say things like broad authority or broad access, so the idea is similar.
What does で mean in this sentence?
In this sentence, で indicates the cause, condition, or means under which something happens.
So:
- 広いアクセス権限で = because of broad access permissions
- or with broad access permissions in place
It is not the location use of で here.
It is closer to due to, as a result of, or under.
So the sentence is saying that broad access rights create the conditions for an information leak to occur.
Why is 情報漏洩 marked with が?
Because 情報漏洩 is the thing that occurs.
The verb 発生する means to occur, to happen, or to arise.
With this kind of verb, the event or phenomenon that happens is usually marked by が.
So:
- 情報漏洩が発生する = an information leak occurs
Here 情報漏洩 is the grammatical subject of 発生する.
Why is it 発生し instead of 発生する?
That is because かねない attaches to the masu-stem of a verb.
So:
- dictionary form: 発生する
- masu form: 発生します
- stem: 発生し
- かねない
- = 発生しかねない
This pattern is:
- verb stem + かねない
Examples:
- 起こりかねない = it might happen
- 忘れかねない = might forget
- 誤解されかねない = might be misunderstood
What does かねない mean exactly?
かねない means might happen, could happen, or is liable to happen, but usually with a negative, undesirable, or worrying nuance.
So 発生しかねない does not just mean neutral possibility.
It suggests something like:
- there is a real risk that it may occur
- it could easily happen
- it may well happen, unfortunately
That nuance is important.
How is かねない different from かもしれない?
Both can be translated as might, but the nuance is different.
かもしれない
- neutral possibility
- simply says something may be true or may happen
Example:
- 雨が降るかもしれない。
- It might rain.
かねない
- often used for bad or undesirable outcomes
- implies concern, risk, or danger
Example:
- 情報漏洩が発生しかねない。
- An information leak could occur / There is a risk of an information leak occurring.
So in this sentence, かねない is more natural than かもしれない because information leakage is a negative outcome.
Why isn’t there a subject like we, they, or the company?
Japanese often leaves out the subject when it is not necessary.
This sentence focuses on the risk itself, not on who causes it.
So instead of saying:
- A company may cause an information leak because its access rights are too broad
Japanese naturally says something more like:
- With broad access permissions, information leakage may occur
This style is especially common in:
- technical writing
- business writing
- warnings
- security discussions
It sounds more objective and formal.
Is アクセス権限 singular or plural here?
Japanese nouns usually do not show singular/plural clearly unless the context makes it necessary.
So アクセス権限 could be understood as:
- access permission
- access permissions
- access rights
- access privileges
In English, the most natural translation here is usually plural:
- broad access permissions
- overly broad access privileges
That is because in IT/security contexts, English often talks about permissions or privileges in the plural.
Is 広いアクセス権限 natural Japanese? It feels a little unusual to me.
Yes, it is understandable and natural enough, especially in technical or business contexts.
That said, depending on context, Japanese may also use expressions like:
- アクセス権限が広い
- 過剰なアクセス権限
- 広範なアクセス権限
Nuance differences:
- 広いアクセス権限 = broad access permissions
- アクセス権限が広い = the access permissions are broad
- 過剰なアクセス権限 = excessive access permissions
- 広範なアクセス権限 = extensive/wide-ranging access permissions, slightly more formal
So the original wording is fine, but there are other natural ways to say something similar.
Why use 発生する instead of a simpler verb like 起こる?
Both can mean to happen or to occur, but 発生する is more formal and technical.
発生する
- formal
- common in business, technical, legal, and security contexts
- used for incidents, problems, failures, leaks, errors, etc.
起こる
- more general and conversational
- can also be used, but may sound less technical
So in a sentence about information leakage and access permissions, 発生する fits the tone very well.
Does 広いアクセス権限で mean using broad access permissions?
Not exactly in the active sense of someone intentionally using them.
It is better understood as:
- with broad access permissions
- under broad access permissions
- because of broad access permissions
So で here is not emphasizing a deliberate action like by using.
It is describing the condition or cause that makes the leak possible.
Could this sentence also imply that the access permissions are too broad?
Yes. Even though 広い literally just means broad, the full sentence gives it a negative implication.
Because it says:
- 情報漏洩が発生しかねない = there is a risk of information leakage
the listener naturally understands that the access rights are broader than they should be.
So the sentence carries the idea of:
- overly broad access permissions
- excessive access privileges
- permissions that are too wide in scope
even if too is not explicitly stated.
Is this sentence formal?
Yes, it sounds fairly formal and is especially suitable for:
- IT/security documentation
- internal reports
- compliance discussions
- risk assessments
- business writing
Reasons it sounds formal:
- アクセス権限 is technical vocabulary
- 情報漏洩 is formal/business-like
- 発生する is formal
- かねない often appears in written warnings or cautionary statements
So this is not especially casual everyday speech; it fits a professional context well.
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