Is this sentence correct?
Hello everyone!
The Japanese sentence below is correct? I tried to say " My watch stopped so I couldn't know the time"
時計が止まって時間が分からない様になった。
I doubted about using 様(よう) because it's meaning isn't clear yet to me. As far as I know it means "appearence, manner"
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> 時計が止まって時間が分からない様になった。
No te equivocas gramaticamente.
pero diri'a yo "腕時計が止まって、時間が分からなくなった“
時計:clock
腕時計:watch
よう(様):appearance,
( No se necesita en este caso)
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I understand it, but more direct, clear way of saying that is: 時計が止まって時間が分からなくなった。(the clock stopped so I can't tell what time it is)
様 is kind of a convenient word to convey "appearance" or "look"
時計が止まって時間が分からない様になった。(the clock stopped so that it's at a state that you can't read the time)
時計が止まって時間が分からなくなった。(the clock stopped so I can't tell what time it is)
Small differences but does convey similar message.
Maybe a similar comparison in English is, "it looks like xxx" and "it is xxx" (e.g., it looks burnt, it is burnt)
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時計が止まってしまったので、私は時間がわからなかった or 私は時間を知ることができなかった。
En este caso sin contexto, よう no es necesario en mi opinión.
Espero que te ayude.
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