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help with this sentance - konakona50 - 2008-11-21
この世界に、価値はありますか。
now now heres my best shot at trying o translate it be completely blunt about it if its a total sucky translation is here it goes
"is there value in this world?" there how was that?
help with this sentance - iSoron - 2008-11-21
I think it's correct. But be aware that 「価値はある」 is an idiomatic expression meaning <something> is worth <something>. Eg, from google:
100円の価値はありますか？
Is this worth 100 yen?
(literal: does this have the value of 100 yen?)