Japanese-translation-common-vocabulary

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Vocabulary

Japanese - translation common vocabulary
English	Japanese	Comment	Author
to browse	?	depends on context
button	???		chennecke
caption (of a table, image, file download)	??????	depends on context
check box	????????	depends on context	hodota

Phrasing

Active vs. passive

Please watch your usage of active vs. passive. In English documentation, it is quite common to directly address users. Doing so in German doesn't exactly help to create an air of respectability -- it's not "seriös". Specific instructions on how to achieve a certain task are an exception. In that case, not addressing the user can sound like a drill instructor.

Phrasing examples: active/passive
English	correct	wrong
You can use this module to get an overview of the available items.	??????????????????????????????????????	?????????????
To adjust the access rights, choose the Web>Page module in the left navigation and the "News Storage" sysfolder in the page tree. Then click the "Edit" icon of the "Dummy news" item, and select the desired group under "Access". Click "Save and close".	????????????	?????????????

Commands

For commands, e.g., menu items, always use the order

  <subject> <object> <action>

Otherwise it will sound like you are talking to your computer.

Phrasing examples: commands
English	correct	wrong
Copy file to folder	??????????????	?????????????
Paste clipboard content	??????????????????	?????????????

Messages

For messages by the system, e.g., confirmation, error, and success messages, always use a passive construction. The computer is not a person and thus cannot talk to the user. Also, the user should not be addressed directly (see above).

There is one exception: If the user has to be addressed because of properties or circumstances that are specific to the user.

Messages should be short and to the point.

Phrasing examples: Messages
English	correct	wrong
Error: Cannot write to file localconf.php.	??????????	?????????????
Are you sure you want to delete the files?	??????????	?????????????

Hyphenation

Please don't be sloppy about hyphenation. Also, please mind the rules regarding foreign compound words.

Examples:

English	Japanese
TYPO3 backend login	TYPO3-??????-????
user administration	??????
web site	Web???

Spelling

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