Word
彼女 は 友達 と 話して いて、 もう 少し で 終電 に 間に合わない ところ だった。kanojo wa tomodachi to hanashite ite, mou sukoshi de shuuden ni maniawanai tokoro datta.
Meaning
She was talking with her friend and almost missed the last train.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of kanojo wa tomodachi to hanashite ite, mou sukoshi de shuuden ni maniawanai tokoro datta.
はwa
topic particle
にni
destination particle
友達tomodachi
friend
とto
companion particle
Questions & Answers about kanojo wa tomodachi to hanashite ite, mou sukoshi de shuuden ni maniawanai tokoro datta.
What does 話していて mean here, and why is it not just 話していた?
話していて is the て-form of 話している.
- 話している = is talking / was talking
- 話していて = being in the state of talking, and...
Here it connects the first clause to the second clause:
- 彼女は友達と話していて、... = She was talking with a friend, and... or = While she was talking with a friend, ...
So 話していた would simply end the statement she was talking, while 話していて keeps the sentence going and links it to what happened next.
Why is と used after 友達?
With 話す, と often marks the person you are having a conversation with.
- 友達と話す = talk with a friend
This has a mutual, conversational feeling.
By contrast, 友達に話す often means talk to a friend or tell a friend, which can sound more one-way.
So in this sentence, 友達と話していて naturally means she was talking with a friend.
What does もう少しで mean?
