Plans and promises
Collocations, Stage 4chunk 13 of 25Time, money & plans
How plans go: wait and see, called off, keep your word, plan it out.
- yousu o miruwait and see; check on (someone)
- chuushi ni narube called off
- yakusoku o mamorukeep a promise
- keikaku o taterumake a plan
Mix-ups English verbs mislead in all four: 'wait and see' is yousu o miru, not matsu; events are called off with chuushi ni naru rather than kyanseru sareru; promises are mamoru (protect), not motsu; plans stand up with tateru, not tsukuru.
yousu o miru
polite yousu o mimasuwait and see; check on (someone)
様子を見る ようすをみる 様子を見ます
verbmiru 見るsee, look, watchtypical 59% of yousu
trap English 'wait and see' leads to plain matsu, which says nothing about watching how things go. For holding off on a problem (a cold, a noise in the car, a plan) the set phrase is yousu o miru, 'look at how things are'. mou sukoshi matte miyou also works when you're waiting for something to happen.
Said when you hold off acting to see how things go: a cold, a noise in the car, a plan (toriaezu yousu miyou). Doctors say nisannichi yousu o mimashou. It also means going to check on someone: chotto yousu mite kuru.
toriaezu yousu miyou ka.
Shall we just wait and see for now?
とりあえず様子見ようか。
toriaezu yousu o mimashou ka.
Shall we just wait and see for now?
とりあえず様子を見ましょうか。
The same noun describes how someone seems: yousu ga hen (he's acting strange). The noun yousumi is everyday too: shibaraku yousumi da ne (let's wait and see for a while).
Same verb: keika (progress: keika o mimashou = let's see how it goes, a doctor's line), joukyou (how things stand: joukyou mite kimeyou = let's decide once we see how things are), hannou (a reaction: aite no hannou o miru = see how they react)Main list: miru (Stage 2), matsu (Stage 3), toriaezu (Stage 4), shibaraku (Stage 3), -te kuru (Stage 4)
chuushi ni naru
polite chuushi ni narimasube called off
中止になる ちゅうしになる 中止になります
verbnaru なるbecome; X ni naru = end up as Xtypical 6% of chuushi
trap English 'cancelled' leads to kyanseru, which fits bookings, orders and your own plans (yoyaku kyanseru shita, kyou no yakusoku kyanseru shite ii?). An event that gets called off, such as a match, a festival, a concert or a school trip, is usually chuushi ni natta, and a cancelled flight is kekkou ni natta.
How events get cancelled, mostly in the past: ame de shiai chuushi ni natta. Put off to a later date is enki ni naru, in the same frame.
ame de shiai chuushi ni natta.
The game got rained off.
雨で試合中止になった。
ame de shiai ga chuushi ni narimashita.
The game was rained off.
雨で試合が中止になりました。
Among friends, a plan that's off is often just nakunatta: kyou no nomikai nakunatta.
Same verb: enki (postponed), kyuukou (a class cancelled), kekkou (a flight cancelled)Learn alongside: enki ni naruMain list: naru (Stage 1), -ku naru / -ni naru (Stage 4)
yakusoku o mamoru
polite yakusoku o mamorimasukeep a promise
約束を守る やくそくをまもる 約束を守ります
verbmamoru 守るprotect, defend; keep to (a promise, a rule, a deadline)typical 6% of yakusoku
trap English 'keep' leads to motsu or tamotsu, but promises, rules and deadlines are 'protected': yakusoku o mamoru, ruuru o mamoru, shimekiri o mamoru.
Said as a reminder (yakusoku mamotte ne), a reproach (yakusoku mamoranakatta ja nai) or, with wa, a pledge: daijoubu, yakusoku wa mamoru yo (don't worry, I'll keep my word). Being on time works the same way: jikan o mamoru.
kondo wa chanto yakusoku mamotte ne.
Make sure you keep your promise this time.
今度はちゃんと約束守ってね。
kondo wa chanto yakusoku o mamotte kudasai ne.
Please make sure you keep your promise this time.
今度はちゃんと約束を守ってくださいね。
Breaking one is yakusoku o yaburu (yakusoku yabutta!). yakusoku also covers plans with friends: kyou wa tomodachi to yakusoku shiteru (I'm meeting a friend today).
Same verb: jikan (time: jikan o mamoru = be on time), ruuru (rules), shimekiri (a deadline)Main list: motsu (Stage 1), chanto (Stage 3)
keikaku o tateru
polite keikaku o tatemasumake a plan
計画を立てる けいかくをたてる 計画を立てます
verbtateru 立てるstand something up; set up (a plan, a goal)typical 7% of keikaku
trap English 'make a plan' leads to keikaku o tsukuru, which is heard but far less often (17 against 128 in the subtitles). Plans and goals are 'stood up': keikaku o tateru, mokuhyou o tateru.
For working out a plan ahead: a trip, savings, a study schedule. You mostly hear tateta or tateteru: ryokou no keikaku tateteru. The same verb goes with yotei: natsuyasumi no yotei o tateru.
ima ryokou no keikaku tateteru n da.
I'm planning a trip right now.
今旅行の計画立ててるんだ。
ima ryokou no keikaku o tateteru n desu.
I'm planning a trip right now.
今旅行の計画を立ててるんです。
'Got plans?' is yotei aru?, not keikaku aru?; keikaku is a worked-out scheme.
Same verb: yotei (a schedule), mokuhyou (a goal), sakusen (a game plan)Main list: tsukuru (Stage 3), kimeru (Stage 3), tsumori (Stage 4)