The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 4 months agoGot a light? [Toonhole Chris]lemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down126file-text
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minus-squarepepperonisalami@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoIt’s because “打火機” is a noun, direct translation would be “the fire striking machine” which means the lighter. So the sentence is a shorthand to ask whether they have a lighter.
minus-squareHegar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoOh, that’s great to know! I’d got the impression that 打 was being used as a verb in the sense of use/make/play with 火機 as the object. Thanks!
It’s because “打火機” is a noun, direct translation would be “the fire striking machine” which means the lighter. So the sentence is a shorthand to ask whether they have a lighter.
Oh, that’s great to know! I’d got the impression that 打 was being used as a verb in the sense of use/make/play with 火機 as the object. Thanks!