Breakdown of asita haha to issyo ni eki ni tikai bukken wo naikensimasu.
Questions & Answers about asita haha to issyo ni eki ni tikai bukken wo naikensimasu.
Why are there spaces between the words? I thought Japanese usually doesn’t use spaces.
You’re right: normal Japanese writing usually does not use spaces.
This sentence would normally be written like this:
明日母と一緒に駅に近い物件を内見します。
In textbooks or learner materials, spaces are often added to make the parts easier to see.
Why is there no subject like I in the sentence?
Japanese often leaves out the subject when it is clear from context.
So even though English would usually say I will view..., Japanese often just says:
明日 母と一緒に 駅に近い物件を 内見します。
The listener understands that the speaker is the one doing it.
This is very normal in Japanese.
Does 母 mean my mother here? Why isn’t it 私の母?
Yes, 母 here normally means my mother.
Japanese often omits 私の when it is obvious whose mother is meant. In addition, 母 is the usual word for one’s own mother when talking to other people.
A useful contrast:
- 母 = my mother (when speaking to others, more neutral/humble)
- お母さん = mom / mother as a more direct or respectful term
So 母 is very natural here.
Why do we have both と and 一緒に? Doesn’t と already mean with?
Good question.
- 母と = with my mother
- 母と一緒に = together with my mother
So 一緒に adds the idea of togetherness. It makes it more explicit that the speaker and mother are going together.
You could say:
- 母と駅に近い物件を内見します。
- 母と一緒に駅に近い物件を内見します。
Both are natural, but 一緒に adds a bit more emphasis on doing it together.
Why is it 一緒に and not just 一緒?
In this sentence, 一緒に is being used adverbially, meaning together.
So:
- 一緒 = together / same / company
- 一緒に = together, in the sense of doing something together
This に is part of a very common pattern where a noun-like word becomes adverbial.
Example:
- 一緒に行く = go together
- 一緒に食べる = eat together
So 母と一緒に means together with my mother.
Why is there a に in 駅に近い? Is the station a destination?
No, it is not a destination here.
With 近い (close / near), the thing you are close to is often marked with に.
So:
- 駅に近い = close to the station
- 学校に近い = close to the school
This に shows the reference point for closeness.
So in this sentence, 駅に近い物件 means a property that is close to the station.
Why is 近い placed before 物件?
Because Japanese puts modifiers before the noun they modify.
So:
- 駅に近い物件 literally = station-near property
This is very normal in Japanese. There is no need for words like that is or which is.
Compare:
- 大きい家 = a big house
- 新しい車 = a new car
- 駅に近い物件 = a property close to the station
Here, 近い is an い-adjective, so it can directly modify 物件.
Why isn’t there a の between 近い and 物件?
Because 近い is an い-adjective, and い-adjectives directly modify nouns without の.
So:
- 近い物件 = correct
- 近いの物件 = incorrect
You use の after many nouns when they modify another noun, but not after an い-adjective.
Compare:
- 日本の会社 = a Japanese company
- 安い物件 = a cheap property
- 駅に近い物件 = a property close to the station
What exactly does 物件 mean? Is it the same as house or apartment?
物件 is a real-estate word. It means something like:
- property
- real-estate listing
- unit
- place
It is broader and more formal/context-specific than words like:
- 家 = house / home
- 部屋 = room
- アパート = apartment building / apartment
In real-estate situations, 物件 is very common, because it refers to the property being offered or viewed.
So in this sentence, it sounds like the speaker is going to view a real-estate listing.
What does 内見します mean exactly? Is it just see?
It is more specific than just see.
内見する means to inspect/view the inside of a property, especially before renting or buying it.
So it is commonly used in housing and real-estate contexts.
For example:
- 部屋を内見する = to view an apartment/room
- 物件を内見する = to view a property
It suggests a scheduled property viewing, not just casually looking at something.
Why is 物件 marked with を?
Because 物件 is the direct object of 内見します.
The sentence is about viewing a property, so the property is the thing being viewed.
- 物件を内見します = (I) will view the property
Here, を marks what the action is done to.
Why is します used for a future action? Where is the future tense?
Japanese does not have a separate future tense like English does.
The form します is a non-past form. It can mean:
- present/habitual, depending on context
- future, depending on context
Here, 明日 (tomorrow) makes it clear that the action is in the future.
So:
- 内見します = will view / am viewing
- 明日内見します = clearly future: will view tomorrow
This is completely normal in Japanese.
Is 内見します polite? What would the casual version be?
Yes, 内見します is polite.
It is the polite non-past form of 内見する.
- Polite: 内見します
- Plain/casual: 内見する
So the full plain version would be:
明日、母と一緒に駅に近い物件を内見する。
The polite version is what you would normally use in many everyday situations, especially with people who are not close friends.
Is the word order fixed? Could 明日 go somewhere else?
Japanese word order is more flexible than English because particles show the grammatical roles.
So these are all possible:
- 明日、母と一緒に駅に近い物件を内見します。
- 母と一緒に明日、駅に近い物件を内見します。
- 駅に近い物件を明日、母と一緒に内見します。
They all mean basically the same thing, though the emphasis may feel a little different.
However, some parts should stay together:
- 母と一緒に
- 駅に近い物件
Those function as units.
Can 駅に近い mean near the station in general, or does it imply very close walking distance?
By itself, 駅に近い just means close to the station. It does not specify an exact distance.
How close it sounds depends on context, but in real-estate language it usually suggests that being near the station is a selling point.
If someone wanted to be more specific, they might say something like:
- 駅から徒歩5分の物件 = a property 5 minutes on foot from the station
So 駅に近い is a useful general description, not a precise measurement.
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