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English translation: someone with you {see note}

16:17 Jun 24, 2023

Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

Japanese term or phrase: どなたかと一緒に

Dear ProZ members,

I have a quick grammatical question about the following sentence. A middle school girl has been bullied by one of her classmates, and her mother is angry at her teacher who overlooked the situation.

今度いらっしゃる時は、学年主任の先生か校長先生か、どなたかと一緒にいらしていただけますか
(The next time you come, could you please bring one between the head of her year and the principal?)

Is this translation correct or should it be translated as "the head of her year, the principal or someone else"?

The first translation works better in the context, and the comma after 学年主任の先生か校長先生か seems to conferm it. However when you have Xか誰か the meaning is usually "X or someone else", so I'm a bit unsure.

Thank you so much!

Riccardo91
Italy

English translation:someone with you {see note}

Explanation:
Your "between..." construction seems off to me, and "the head of her year" is also unclear. I'd suggest: "The next time you come, could you please bring someone with you, such as the head teacher for her grade or the principal?"

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someone with you {see note}

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