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The Applicability of Machine Translations
The capabilities of a machine translation are still limited. For example, the expression, “Time flies like an arrow” would be translated into Japanese as something to the effect of “A time fly likes arrows.” In other words, the verb “flies” would be interpreted as the plural form of noun “fly,” as in the insect. To achieve the correct translation, you would need to register this saying and its translation in advance.
- Japanese Basics
- No. 1: About Japanese
- No. 2: Gairaigo (words of foreign origin)
- No. 3: Differences between Japanese and English
- No. 4: Font and Layout
- No. 5: Japanese Indices
- No. 6: Displaying Japanese on English Versions of Windows or Macintosh Operating Software
- No. 7: Can You Imagine Translations Like This Passing?
- No. 8: The Applicability of Machine Translations
- No. 9: Double-byte and Single-byte Characters
- No. 10: Can You Tell the Difference between “カシオ” and ”カツオ”?
