This paper presents an investigation into the meanings and translation into Korean of a Japanese nominalized suffix 「-かた(kata)」, which is added to the conjugation forms of verbs and converts verbs into nouns. 「-かた」nouns have polysemy, which can cause problems with translation of 「-かた」noun sentences into Korean. The study thus examined the meanings of 「-かた」nouns in previous studies, whose assortment reveals that 「-かた」nouns are interpreted as ① methods and means, ② forms and aspects, and ③ resulting conditions(states). The meanings of 「-かた」depend on the types of verbs and connections with adjuncts. In the study, verbs were , and analysis was conducted with a couple of examples for each category. Specifically, 「-かた」nouns of activity verbs and act on verbs are interpreted to mean methods and shapes, those of change of state verbs shapes and resulting conditions(states), and those of causative change of state verbs methods, forms, and resulting conditions(states). It was pointed out that it would be desirable to figure out their meanings in the contexts before and after 「-かた」nouns including their relations with adjuncts such as adverbs and predicates attached before and after them and previous sentences. The translations of 「-かた」nouns into Korean may usually take the form of a noun phrase such as 「-하는 방법, 모습, 정도」. 「「-かた」nouns +を+する(やる)」phrases are translated into “nouns+predicates” or verb predicate sentences for original verbs with 「-かた」attached to. When 「-かた」noun sentences were comprised of noun predicate sentences such as 「「-かた」nouns +である・だ」, they were sometimes translated into verb predicate sentences for the original verb. In addition, 3.5. examined the translations of 「在り方(ari-kata)」into Korean since its uses had been recognized to be idiomatic among the stative verbs deemed to be difficult to be nominalized with 「-かた」 in previous studies.
한국일본언어문화학회 [Japanese Language & Culture Association of Korea]
설립연도
2001
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 일본어학 및 일본문학은 물론, 일본의 정치, 경제, 문화, 사회 등의 일본학 전반에 걸친 연구 및 일본의 언어, 문화를 매체로 한 한국과의 비교 연구를 대상으로 하고 있다. 본 학회는 회원들에게 연구 발표 및 정보 교환의 기회를 부여하고 나아가 한국에서의 바람직한 일본 연구 자세를 확립하는 것을 주된 목표로 하고 있다.