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新たな車 (初めての前に質問があるんですけど。新たと、新しいと、何が違っていますか。) ( Before I begin I have a question。 What's the difference between 新た and 新しい?)  So, this past Monday I bought a used car. さて、この前の月曜日、中古車を買いました。 Our car is getting pretty old so it is time to buy a new one. 私たちの 今の車は古いので、時間です! Our new car is a Prius and we're very excited!  新たな車はプリウスで、 とっても嬉しいですよ!  We have been wanting a Prius for a long time and finally we were able to buy one.  かなり前からプリウスがほしくて、 やっと買うことができましたね。 I don't know whether it will last a long time but we will take good care of it. 長く続くか分からないけど、 よく預るつもりです.  読んでくれてありがとうございます。 よろしくお願いします。

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新たな車

(日記を書き始める前に質問があるんですけど、「新た」と、「新しい」とは、何が違っていますか。)
( Before I begin I have a question。 What's the difference between 新た and 新しい?)

Maki has given you good explantions about the meanings and grammar, so I'll talk about how to use them in your post. I think 新しい車 usually means a brand-new car, so people say just '車を買った' or '車を中古で買った' to say they buy a used car. 新たな車 doesn't necessarily mean a brand-new car, so you've chosen the right words. But I have to say that this word '新たな' sounds a bit grand; it might sound like beginning an adventure waching the sun coming up. So, it's often used for the New Year or in adverts.

 So, this past Monday I bought a used car.

さて、この前の月曜日、中古車を買いました。 Perfect!

Our car is getting pretty old so it is time to buy a new one.

(私たちの)今の車は古いので、買い時です!

Our new car is a Prius and we're very excited!

 新たな車はプリウスで、 とっても嬉しいですよ!

 

 We have been wanting a Prius for a long time and finally we were able to buy one.

 かなり前からプリウスがほしくて、 やっと買うことができましたね。

 

よ and ね are never mistakes, but they just make these two sentences unnatural. Otherwise, I think they sound completely natural in a casual way.

 

I don't know whether it will last a long time but we will take good care of it.
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長持ちするか/長く乗れるかどうか分からないけど、 きちんとメンテナンスをする/きちんと手入れをする/丁寧に扱うつもりです.

'長く乗れる' sounds casual. The three corrections in the later part of the sentence have different meanings.
 
 読んでくれてありがとうございます。 よろしくお願いします。 Perfect!

 

Good luck with your Japanese and car!

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新たな車

(初めての前に質問があるんですけど。新たと、新しいと、何が違っていますか。)
( Before I begin I have a question。 What's the difference between 新た and 新しい?)

 

the differences in nuance between 新た and 新しい is difficult.

i think...

新た → [形容動詞] 今までにない様子 / 元々あったものを別のものにかえる

image) renewal, refresh

 

新しい → [形容詞] 今までにない / 初めて

image) new, fresh

 

 



 So, this past Monday I bought a used car.

さて、この前の月曜日、中古車を買いました。

Our car is getting pretty old so it is time to buy a new one.

私たちの 今の車は古いので、時間です! 買い時です!

Our new car is a Prius and we're very excited!

 新たな車はプリウスで、 とっても嬉しいですよ!

 We have been wanting a Prius for a long time and finally we were able to buy one.

 かなり前からプリウスがほしくて、 やっと買うことができましたね。

I don't know whether it will last a long time but we will take good care of it.

長く続くか分からないけど、 よく預るつもりです. 大切にするつもりです。


 読んでくれてありがとうございます。 よろしくお願いします。

 

 

 

 

プリウス大切に!

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