Subordinate clauses in Japanese? I've been doing some research on the particle 「が」. I realised that 「が 」is used to mark subjects in a subordinate clause, however, all of the example sentences seem to use 「が」in the main clause. Here's the example sentence: 私は美香が結婚したことを知らなかった。 "I didn't know that Mika got married." 1. If Mika got married is the main clause, why is 「が」used in that part of the sentence? 2. Also, why is the main clause embedded in the subordinate clause? Thank you~ おおきに〜

Melon Pan Recipe Translation I decided to try translating a recipe to learn some new vocab and practice my reading skills. It was great fun, but there were a couple nuances I wasn't too sure about. I was wondering if someone could look over it for me? especially seeing as I'd like to try this recipe at some point ahaha :) It's from Japanese to English this time~ Source text: https://cookpad.com/recipe/642611 My translation: CookPad: My family’s amazing Melon Pan, By EnjoyKitchen Ingredients: (Serves 10) • Bread dough: - Strong flour 300g - Dry Yeast 1½ teaspoons - Sugar 1½ tablespoon - Butter 8g - Salt 1 teaspoon - Milk 55CC - Water 150CC • Cookie dough - Plain flour 130g - Baking soda ½ teaspoon - Butter 60g - Sugar 50g - Egg wash 25g - Melon Oil 1 drop - Granulated sugar As required 1. Form a traditional Japanese bread dough using the bread ingredients. Knead the dough for 15 minutes, then leave to prove for 40 minutes. 2. Now make the cookie dough. Cream the softened butter and sugar together. 3. To the batter, add two eggs and the melon oil, then mix. 4. Sieve the flour and baking powder together, leaving some excess for future adjustments. Add the flour to the batter and begin kneading. 5. Knead until a dough is formed. There shouldn’t be any loose flour. Add extra flour if required. 6. Wrap the dough in clingfilm and leave to rest in the fridge for around 20-30 minutes. 7. Once the bread dough has proved, divide the dough into 10 equal pieces, shape into rounds, then let them prove a further 10-15 minutes. Wrap the portions to prevent drying. 8. Remove the dough from the fridge, and cut into 10 portions. 9. Round the portions into sheets, using a rolling pin, roughly 10cm in diameter. 10. Place a cookie sheet underneath the bread dough and fold in upwards until it reaches the top. Seal the seam tightly, as shown in the following steps. 11. Place the cookie sheet on top of the bread dough. 12. Using the palm of your hand, round the cookie dough round the bread dough. Score the top of each bun with a knife, then coat in granulated sugar. 13. Place the buns on a tray and let them prove one last time, for approximately 30 minutes. 14. Bake at 180c for 15 minutes. Leave them to cool before eating.

「眠りすぎる」と「眠るすぎる」の違いは何ですか？ I often times use google translate, after I've finished making a sentence in Japanese, to see if I managed to convey the message with the correct feeling. I wanted to say 'I sleep too much' so naturally used 「眠りすぎる」 but it translated to 'I'm too sleepy', which, whilst it's true ahaha, wasn't what I wanted. Despite this「眠るすぎる」seemed to translate into 'I sleep too much'. Is this just google translate being unreliable again, or does keeping the main verb in dictionary form, actually change the meaning? If so why? おおきに~

「行かんよ」どういう意味ですか。

飲みない？Is it a positive question or a negative question? I was watching a movie the other day in which a character asked someone if they wanted a drink. She said 飲みない? (With the intonation) which I've always known to be the negative form of the verb, but surely if that were the case, the translation would be like "you don't want to drink?" Instead of "you want a drink?" How comes it translated positively? And if that's correct, how do I ask if someone doesn't want to drink? TLDR:// Can negative forms of verbs be used to ask if someone wants to do something. If so, how do I ask if someone doesn't want to do something. Thank you~ ありがとう〜