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I have a few questions about this:
> とにかく逃げなくてはという思いしかなかったのだ。
Context: A shoplifter is trying to run away from a 私服警官 who found him out.
I think it says “all he can think about is running away”
1. 逃げなくては is probably short for 逃げなくてはいけません, is that right?
2. What exactly does という do here?
切符は買えますか : In ever day speech, will this be understood to mean “Where can I buy a ticket” or just literally “Can I buy a ticket”?
I’ve heard both 暇だったら and 暇があったら used before when one character is inviting another somewhere. Is there some strong preference for one or the other in general? Does one imply something the other doesn’t? Does this depend on the context, or on the speaker? Or is it just arbitrary?
17才 by chisato moritaka:
>誰もいない海
>二人の愛を 確かめたくて
is this て form of 確かめる? if so, isn’t it 確かめて？is the たく there just for musical purposes or is there another reason? is there any other purpose it might be said like this? i don’t know anything about anything i force my way through things with jisho.org and prayers.