Meaning
「Didn't she」は、英語の疑問文で使われる表現です。この表現は、過去に何かが起きたことについて確認したり、驚きを表したりする際に用いられます。
使い方:
- 過去の出来事について確認する場合: 例えば、「彼女は昨日のパーティーに来たよね？」と確認したいときに「Didn't she come to the party yesterday?」と言います。この場合、話し手は彼女がパーティーに来たと信じているが、確認を求めています。
- 驚きや意外性を表す場合: たとえば、彼女が何か驚くべきことをしたと知ったとき、「彼女がそんなことをしたなんて！」と驚きを表現するために「Didn't she do that!」と言うことがあります。
このように「Didn't she」は、過去の事柄についての確認や驚きを表現するために使われる便利なフレーズです。文脈に応じて使い方が異なるため、どのような意図で使われているのかを理解することが重要です。
Today's Sentences
- Didn’t she get a call from him?
- Didn’t she open a flower shop?
- Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
- Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
- Didn’t she graduate from that school?
- Writer's Note
01
Didn’t she get a call from him?
Situation 1
I forwarded her contacts to my boss.
Really?
That’s great.
それは素晴らしいです。
Didn’t she get a call from him?
She didn’t mention anything.
I’ll ask her later.
後で彼女に聞いてみます。
Situation 2
Did she tell you about the date?
No, she didn’t.
Didn’t she get a call from him?
I have no idea.
I guess it didn’t go well.
うまくいかなかったみたいです。
02
Didn’t she open a flower shop?
Situation 1
How’s your sister doing?
She’s great!
Didn’t she open a flower shop?
She did!
It’s been a few months now.
もう数ヶ月経ちました。
Situation 2
I got some flowers on the way.
They’re beautiful!
Are they from the new shop in town?
町の新しいお店から来たのですか？
Yes, they are.
My wife helped me pick them for you.
妻があなたのために選ぶのを手伝ってくれました。
Come to think of it, didn’t she open a flower shop?
03
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
Situation 1
So, when are you gonna propose?
I have no idea.
Should I?
そうするべきでしょうか？
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
She did.
But we haven’t talked about the future yet.
しかし、私たちはまだ将来について話していません。
Situation 2
I broke up with her.
Didn’t she tell you she loved you?
No, she told me she didn’t love me.
That’s tough man.
Sorry to hear that.
お気の毒です。
04
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
Situation 1
Let’s take them to the steak house.
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
Did she?
We’ll go to a more vegetarian-friendly place then.
それでは、もっと「vegetarian-friendly」な場所に行きましょう。
I think she’d appreciate that.
Situation 2
Would you like to come over for dinner and drinks on Friday night?
We’d love to!
My girlfriend would love that.
私の彼女も喜ぶと思います。
Didn’t she say she was a vegetarian?
I can make some vegetarian options for her.
「彼女のためにいくつかベジタリアン向けの料理を作ることができるよ。」
That’s so sweet of you to remember.
She’ll be so grateful for accommodating her.
彼女のことを気遣ってくれて、彼女もとても感謝するでしょう。
05
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
Situation 1
Did you say your sister went to Western?
Yea, how do you know her?
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
I was one year her senior.
私は彼女より一年先輩でした。
She did.
She’s in another city for work now.
彼女は今、仕事で別の都市にいます。
Situation 2
What schools did you apply to?
I applied to schools in New York, California, and Indiana.
Really?
My sister went to school in New York.
私の妹はニューヨークの学校に行きました。
Didn’t she graduate from that school?
Writer's Note
Let's go over a few points and differences of "Do not". Using "Didn't" (past tense of "do not") refers to the past. While "don't" and "doesn't" both refers to the present. The main difference between "don't" and "doesn't" is:
- We use "Don't" when the subject is "I, you, we or they".
- We don't have the right shoes to go bowling.
- They don't know the exact directions to the library.
- I don't think I've ever been so angry with him before.
- You don't have the right to talk to me that way.
私たちはボウリングに行くための適切な靴を持っていません。彼らは図書館への正確な道順を知りません。私は彼にこんなに怒ったことは今までなかったと思います。あなたに私にそんな口をきく権利はありません。- We don't have the right shoes to go bowling.
私たちはボウリングに行くための適切な靴を持っていません。- They don't know the exact directions to the library.
彼らは図書館への正確な道順を知りません。- I don't think I've ever been so angry with him before.
私は彼にこんなに怒ったことは今までなかったと思います。- You don't have the right to talk to me that way.
あなたに私にそんな口をきく権利はありません。 - We don't have the right shoes to go bowling. ボウリングに行くための適切な靴を持っていません。
- They don't know the exact directions to the library. 彼らは図書館への正確な道順を知りません。
- I don't think I've ever been so angry with him before. これほど彼に怒ったことはないと思います。
- You don't have the right to talk to me that way. あなたにはそのように私に話す権利はありません。
- We don't have the right shoes to go bowling. ボウリングに行くための適切な靴を持っていません。
- They don't know the exact directions to the library. 彼らは図書館への正確な道順を知りません。
- I don't think I've ever been so angry with him before. これほど彼に怒ったことはないと思います。
- You don't have the right to talk to me that way. あなたにはそのように私に話す権利はありません。
- When the subject is "he, she or it", we use "doesn't".
- He doesn't see a future with her.
- It doesn't seem like she will win the election.
- She doesn't look very happy today.
彼は彼女との未来を見ていません。彼女が選挙に勝つことはなさそうです。彼女は今日はあまり幸せそうに見えません。- He doesn't see a future with her.
彼は彼女との未来を見ていません。- It doesn't seem like she will win the election.
彼女が選挙に勝つことはなさそうです。- She doesn't look very happy today.
彼女は今日はあまり幸せそうに見えません。 - He doesn't 그녀와의 미래를 보지 않습니다。
- It doesn't 그녀가 선거에서 이길 것 같지 않습니다。
- She doesn't 오늘 매우 행복해 보이지 않습니다。
- 「He doesn't」 彼女との未来を見ていません。
- 「It doesn't」 彼女が選挙で勝つとは思えません。
- 「She doesn't」 今日はとても幸せそうには見えません。
- "Didn't" can be used in:
- Subjects - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- Objects - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
Subjects - 私、あなた、彼、彼女、それ、私たち、彼らObjects - 私、あなた、彼、彼女、それ、私たち、彼ら- Subjects - 私、あなた、彼、彼女、それ、私たち、彼ら
Subjects - 私、あなた、彼、彼女、それ、私たち、彼ら- Objects - 私、あなた、彼、彼女、それ、私たち、彼ら
Objects - 私、あなた、彼、彼女、それ、私たち、彼ら - 主語 - I, you, he, she, it, we, they
- 目的語 - Me, you, him, her, it, us, them
- 主語 - 「I, you, he, she, it, we, they」
- 目的語 - 「Me, you, him, her, it, us, them」
Write them down, say them aloud, and practice, practice, practice! The more comfortable you are when using these rules, the more confident you will be while talking with others. Incorporate them into your daily life and be willing to learn!
