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にんじん は そのまま で も 食べられる けれど、 私 は 玉ねぎ と 一緒 に 炒めた ほう が 好き だ。ninjin wa sonomama de mo taberareru keredo, watashi wa tamanegi to issho ni itameta hou ga suki da.
Meaning
Carrots can be eaten as they are, but I prefer them stir-fried together with onions.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of ninjin wa sonomama de mo taberareru keredo, watashi wa tamanegi to issho ni itameta hou ga suki da.
はwa
topic particle
私watashi
I
とto
companion particle
がga
subject particle
Questions & Answers about ninjin wa sonomama de mo taberareru keredo, watashi wa tamanegi to issho ni itameta hou ga suki da.
What does そのままでも mean here?
そのまま means as it is, just like that, or without doing anything to it.
In this sentence, そのままでも食べられる means:
- can be eaten as is
- can be eaten without cooking it first
- for a carrot, very naturally, can be eaten raw
A useful breakdown is:
- そのまま = as it is
- で = in that state
- も = even / also
So そのままでも gives the nuance of even in that state or even without changing it.
Why is there a は after にんじん?
The は marks にんじん as the topic.
So the sentence starts by setting up the topic:
- As for carrots, ...
That does not necessarily mean the carrot is the grammatical subject of the whole sentence in the English sense. It just means the speaker is talking about carrots first, then giving a contrast later.
This は also helps set up the contrast with the second half:
- にんじんは ... けれど
- 私は ...
So the overall feeling is something like:
- As for carrots, they can be eaten as is, but as for me, I prefer them fried together with onions.
Is 食べられる passive or potential here?
