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Place of lodging with 〜先

Vocabulary Explanation: Place where something is done with 〜先

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Cocoa imagines what it would be like if she were staying at Chiya’s house rather than at Chino’s.

ココア:
「私(わたし)の下宿(げしゅく)先(さき)が千夜(ちや)ちゃんの家(いえ)　だったらここでお手伝(てつだ)い　させてもらったんだろうなー」
“If my lodging place were Chiya-chan's house, I probably would've been allowed to help out here.”

Key Points

1下宿(げしゅく)先(さき) means the place where someone lodges
  • 〜先(さき) names the place associated with the action, so Cocoa refers to her lodging destination.
2だったら sets an imagined condition
  • Cocoa imagines the counterfactual case “if my lodging place were Chiya’s house”.
3させてもらったんだろう expresses a probable permitted action
  • Cocoa supposes she would have received permission to help at the shop, and だろうなー marks her reflection about that unreal situation.

Vocabulary

(Boarding)

下宿(げしゅく) means boarding in rented lodgings, often with meals included. It refers to living away from home in someone else’s house or lodging.

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