Word
洗面所 の 鏡 の 前 で 髪 を 直して いる と、 妹 が 「早く して」 と 言った。senmenjo no kagami no mae de kami o naoshite iru to, imouto ga 「hayaku shite」 to itta.
Meaning
While I was fixing my hair in front of the washroom mirror, my younger sister said, “Hurry up.”
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Breakdown of senmenjo no kagami no mae de kami o naoshite iru to, imouto ga 「hayaku shite」 to itta.
をo
direct object particle
がga
subject particle
のno
possessive case particle
でde
location particle
Questions & Answers about senmenjo no kagami no mae de kami o naoshite iru to, imouto ga 「hayaku shite」 to itta.
Why are there so many の in 洗面所の鏡の前?
Why is it 前で and not 前に?
Because で marks the place where an action happens.
In this sentence, the action is 髪を直している “fixing one’s hair,” and that action takes place in front of the mirror, so で is natural:
- 鏡の前で髪を直す = fix one’s hair in front of the mirror
By contrast, に is more often used for:
- destination: 学校に行く
- existence: 机の上に本がある
- specific point in time (in some cases)
So here, で is the location of the activity.
What does 髪を直している mean exactly? Does 直す really mean “fix”?
