In a sense this is a useful Japanese expression: ある意味
In a jpod101 teacher’s conversation, I found a new and very useful expression: ある意味. It means “in a sense”. (literally it means “a certain meaning”)
Here’s the relevant conversation from episode 331 (Second Honeymoon):
よし: I think it’s sweet. In a way…
さから: Uhm… In a way ね? ある意味… (笑)
さから: Uhm… In a way ね? ある意味… (笑)
And here are more examples from around the web:
So the particle to use is で. With the particle, ある意味で literally means “by a certain meaning…” Makes perfect sense.
彼は私の友達ですが, ある 意味では先生です[2]
Kare wa watashi no tomodachi desu ga, aru imi de wa sensei desu
Though he is my friend, he is, in a sense, my teacher
Kare wa watashi no tomodachi desu ga, aru imi de wa sensei desu
Though he is my friend, he is, in a sense, my teacher
I’ll try to use it in lang-8 :)…
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