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sorry for such a rudimentary question but i'm learning on my own and i have
problems translating a question from the genki book. The problems are in the 6
lesson 6 exercise. Its a role play exercise and i have to translate this. "You
just bought a brand new car and don't want anyone to use it". あたらしい くるま を
かいました

I translated the first part like that but for the rest i'm not sure how should
i advance. I guess i need to start with "daredemo" but i cannot come up with a
meaning full translation. Sorry to ask such a basic stuff but i have been
stuck on it
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Genki 1 Can not translate question well
I haven't formed many sentences in Japanese (I learned by reading and
listening only), so don't accept this answer until somebody confirms it's
correct. Please comment if you see errors or strange constructs.

Based on the English sentence:

> You just bought a brand new car and don't want anyone to use it.

I came up with these two sentences in Japanese:

> あなたはちょうど今{いま}[新しい]{あたらしい}車{くるま}を[買い]{かい}ました。誰{だれ}にもそれを使{つか}われたくない。

To understand how the sentences work, let's break them into smaller parts.

# First sentence

You just bought a brand new car.

>   * あなた (pronoun)  
>  _You_
>   * は (particle)  
>  _topic marker_ (makes あなた the topic)
>   * ちょうど (adverb)  
>  _just_
>   * 今{いま} (noun)  
>  _now_
>   * [新しい]{あたらしい} (adjective)  
>  _new_
>   * 車{くるま} (noun)  
>  _car_
>   * を (particle)  
>  _direct object indicator_ (indicates that 車↑ is the object of the
> transitive verb 買う↓)
>   * [買い]{かい}ました。 (verb)  
>  _bought_.
>     * 買い is the [continuative
> form](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_grammar#Conjugable_words) of 買う
> (to buy). This continuative form is also called "masu stem".
>     * まし is the [continuative
> form](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_grammar#Conjugable_words) of
> ます. It attaches to verbs to make them polite.
>     * た is an auxiliary verb indicating past action.
>

# Second sentence

(You) don't want anyone to use it. (あなた is still the topic)

>   * 誰{だれ}にも (adverb)  
>  _Anyone_
>     * 誰{だれ} _who_
>     * に _to_
>     * も _also_
>   * それ (pronoun)  
>  _that_ (the car)
>   * を (particle)  
>  _direct object indicator_ (車{それ}↑; 使{つか}う↓)
>   * 使{つか}われたく + ない。 (verb + adjective)  
>  _not want to be used._
>     * 使{つか}わ is the [irrealis
> form](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_grammar#Conjugable_words) of 使う
> (to use). The irrealis form is also called the "nai stem".
>     * れ is the [continuative
> form](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_grammar#Conjugable_words) of
> れる. It attaches to verbs to create the passive form.
>     * たく is the [continuative
> form](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_grammar#Conjugable_words) of たい
> (want to).
>     * ない (not)
>

Because there are no other objects for 使{つか}う, 「それを」 can be dropped and the
meaning will be the same.

> 誰{だれ}にも使{つか}われたくない。
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I am assuming that the context given is:

> Partner A has a date tomorrow and wants to borrow Partner B's car. Partner
> B's car is brand new and he doesn't want anyone to use it.

I think there can be many different ways to express "My car is brand-new and I
don't want anyone to use it". For example...

「すみません。[誰]{だれ}にも[貸]{か}したくないんです。[新]{あたら}しい[車]{くるま}なので。」  
_lit._ Sorry. I don't want to lend it to anyone. Because it's a brand-new car.

「[新車]{しんしゃ}だから、まだ誰にも貸したくないんです。」  
_lit._ It's a brand-new car, so I don't want to lend it to anyone yet.

「ごめんなさい、[買]{か}ったばかりなので、まだ誰にも貸したくないんです。」  
_lit._ Sorry, I just bought it, so I don't want to lend it to anyone yet.

「あの車はまだ新しいから、誰にも[使]{つか}われたくないんです。」  
_lit._ That car is still new, so I don't want to let anyone use it.

etc. etc...
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