How to Say ‘The keeper touched it a little, too.’ in Japanese
キーパーも少し触りましたね。
kiipaa mo sukoshi sawari mashi ta ne
[KEE-pah mo soo-koh-shee sah-WAH-ree mah-shee tah neh]
💬 Usage Tip: も goes right after the word it adds "too" to, here キーパー. You can use it with other words the same way: 私も "me too".
Phrase Breakdown
キーパーも
kiipaa mo
the keeper also
キーパー (kīpā) means goalkeeper and has two long vowels. も (mo) means 'also' or 'too'.
キーパーも走りました。
The keeper ran too.
Words in this phrase
キーパー
kiipaa
[KEE-pah]
goalkeeper
Loanword from 'keeper', the player guarding the goal.
キーパーがボールを止めた。
The keeper stopped the ball.
も
mo
[mo]
even
Indicating emphasis or inclusion.
私も驚いた。
Even I was surprised.
少し触りましたね。
sukoshi sawari mashi ta ne
touched it a little, didn't he.
少し means 'a little', 触りました means 'touched', and ね means 'didn't he?'
指で少し触りましたね。
You touched it a little with your finger, didn't you?
Words in this phrase
少し
sukoshi
[soo-koh-shee]
a little; a moment
Means a small amount or a short time; common in polite requests.
少し待ってください。
Please wait a moment.
触り
sawari
[sah-WAH-ree]
touch
Stem of 触る 'to touch'.
ボールに手で触りました。
He touched the ball with his hand.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.
昨日は多くのことを学びました。
I learned many things yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense marker
Indicates past tense.
彼は来た。
He came.
ね
ne
[neh]
isn't it?; right?
A sentence-ending particle used to seek agreement or add warmth.
すばらしい経験ですね。
That's wonderful experience, isn't it?
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