to see a doctor
I found two different translations for "going to see a doctor," and I was wondering which contexts you would use each in.
The first is 受診{じゅしん}する which is defined on jisho.org as "having a medical examination; seeing a doctor."
The other option I found on jisho was （医者に）見てもらう。My understanding of this is that a literal translation would be "I received the favor of (being seen by) a doctor."
The first translation makes sense in that it literally refers to the examination. However, if you wanted to say, "I'm going to see a doctor [at a specific time]" (like tomorrow, today, etc) which one of these phrases would you pick? How would this be different from indicating continuing care by saying "I am being seen by a doctor" (on a continuing basis)?
Thanks, folks!
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I found two different translations for "going to see a doctor," and I was wondering which contexts you would use each in.
The first is 受診{じゅしん}する which is defined on jisho.org as "having a medical examination; seeing a doctor."
The other option I found on jisho was （医者に）見てもらう。My understanding of this is that a literal translation would be "I received the favor of (being seen by) a doctor."
The first translation makes sense in that it literally refers to the examination. However, if you wanted to say, "I'm going to see a doctor [at a specific time]" (like tomorrow, today, etc) which one of these phrases would you pick? How would this be different from indicating continuing care by saying "I am being seen by a doctor" (on a continuing basis)?
Thanks, folks!
translation word-choice
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I found two different translations for "going to see a doctor," and I was wondering which contexts you would use each in.
The first is 受診{じゅしん}する which is defined on jisho.org as "having a medical examination; seeing a doctor."
The other option I found on jisho was （医者に）見てもらう。My understanding of this is that a literal translation would be "I received the favor of (being seen by) a doctor."
The first translation makes sense in that it literally refers to the examination. However, if you wanted to say, "I'm going to see a doctor [at a specific time]" (like tomorrow, today, etc) which one of these phrases would you pick? How would this be different from indicating continuing care by saying "I am being seen by a doctor" (on a continuing basis)?
Thanks, folks!
translation word-choice
asked 6 hours ago
misatomisato
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I found two different translations for "going to see a doctor," and I was wondering which contexts you would use each in.
The first is 受診{じゅしん}する which is defined on jisho.org as "having a medical examination; seeing a doctor."
The other option I found on jisho was （医者に）見てもらう。My understanding of this is that a literal translation would be "I received the favor of (being seen by) a doctor."
The first translation makes sense in that it literally refers to the examination. However, if you wanted to say, "I'm going to see a doctor [at a specific time]" (like tomorrow, today, etc) which one of these phrases would you pick? How would this be different from indicating continuing care by saying "I am being seen by a doctor" (on a continuing basis)?
Thanks, folks!
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You can use both:
- 明日(病院を)受診します。
- 明日(医者に)見てもらいます。
- (月に2回)皮膚科を受診しています。
- (月に2回)皮膚科の先生に見てもらっています。
Difference:
- 受診 sounds relatively more objective and formal because it's a kango (See: wago-and-kango). But it's safe also in casual conversations.
- 受診 can take an institute name as a direct object.
- As you already know, てもらう carries some nuance of "receiving favor", but it's not an issue unless you dislike the doctor.
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.
answered 5 hours ago
narutonaruto
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As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.Doesn't it have to be 診る? I've never see it as 見る in this context.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
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@istrasci Yes, the majority of people use 診る in this sense, but I don't think 見る is wrong. Two dictionaries I checked say（「診る」とも書く）.
– naruto
14 mins ago
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You can use both:
- 明日(病院を)受診します。
- 明日(医者に)見てもらいます。
- (月に2回)皮膚科を受診しています。
- (月に2回)皮膚科の先生に見てもらっています。
Difference:
- 受診 sounds relatively more objective and formal because it's a kango (See: wago-and-kango). But it's safe also in casual conversations.
- 受診 can take an institute name as a direct object.
- As you already know, てもらう carries some nuance of "receiving favor", but it's not an issue unless you dislike the doctor.
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.
answered 5 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8160318
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.Doesn't it have to be 診る? I've never see it as 見る in this context.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
1
@istrasci Yes, the majority of people use 診る in this sense, but I don't think 見る is wrong. Two dictionaries I checked say（「診る」とも書く）.
– naruto
14 mins ago
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You can use both:
- 明日(病院を)受診します。
- 明日(医者に)見てもらいます。
- (月に2回)皮膚科を受診しています。
- (月に2回)皮膚科の先生に見てもらっています。
Difference:
- 受診 sounds relatively more objective and formal because it's a kango (See: wago-and-kango). But it's safe also in casual conversations.
- 受診 can take an institute name as a direct object.
- As you already know, てもらう carries some nuance of "receiving favor", but it's not an issue unless you dislike the doctor.
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.
answered 5 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8160318
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.Doesn't it have to be 診る? I've never see it as 見る in this context.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
1
@istrasci Yes, the majority of people use 診る in this sense, but I don't think 見る is wrong. Two dictionaries I checked say（「診る」とも書く）.
– naruto
14 mins ago
add a comment |
You can use both:
- 明日(病院を)受診します。
- 明日(医者に)見てもらいます。
- (月に2回)皮膚科を受診しています。
- (月に2回)皮膚科の先生に見てもらっています。
Difference:
- 受診 sounds relatively more objective and formal because it's a kango (See: wago-and-kango). But it's safe also in casual conversations.
- 受診 can take an institute name as a direct object.
- As you already know, てもらう carries some nuance of "receiving favor", but it's not an issue unless you dislike the doctor.
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.
answered 5 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8160318
You can use both:
- 明日(病院を)受診します。
- 明日(医者に)見てもらいます。
- (月に2回)皮膚科を受診しています。
- (月に2回)皮膚科の先生に見てもらっています。
Difference:
- 受診 sounds relatively more objective and formal because it's a kango (See: wago-and-kango). But it's safe also in casual conversations.
- 受診 can take an institute name as a direct object.
- As you already know, てもらう carries some nuance of "receiving favor", but it's not an issue unless you dislike the doctor.
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.
answered 5 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8160318
answered 5 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8160318
answered 5 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8160318
answered 5 hours ago
narutonaruto
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As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.Doesn't it have to be 診る? I've never see it as 見る in this context.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
1
@istrasci Yes, the majority of people use 診る in this sense, but I don't think 見る is wrong. Two dictionaries I checked say（「診る」とも書く）.
– naruto
14 mins ago
add a comment |
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る.Doesn't it have to be 診る? I've never see it as 見る in this context.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
1
@istrasci Yes, the majority of people use 診る in this sense, but I don't think 見る is wrong. Two dictionaries I checked say（「診る」とも書く）.
– naruto
14 mins ago
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る. Doesn't it have to be 診る? I've never see it as 見る in this context.– istrasci
2 hours ago
As an aside, 見る can be replaced by 診る. Doesn't it have to be 診る? I've never see it as 見る in this context.– istrasci
2 hours ago
1
1
@istrasci Yes, the majority of people use 診る in this sense, but I don't think 見る is wrong. Two dictionaries I checked say
（「診る」とも書く）.– naruto
14 mins ago
@istrasci Yes, the majority of people use 診る in this sense, but I don't think 見る is wrong. Two dictionaries I checked say
（「診る」とも書く）.– naruto
14 mins ago
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