Understanding 外国でも使える電話を借りて来た


I'm having difficulty translating this particular sentence into English, and
even thus understanding it fully.

> 私は成田空港で **外国でも** 使えるけいたい電話を借りて **来た** から、問題がないよ。

My best attempt at a translation:

> I had a problem at Narita Airport because I had to rent a mobile phone to
> use.

I don't know how to translate the 外国でも bit and have it make sense nor am I
sure about translating the 来た either.




Let me see if I can address these one at a time:

  1. > 私は成田空港で [ **外国でも使える 携帯電話** ] を 借りてきたから、問題がないよ。

The relative clause 外国でも使える is modifying 携帯電話, so 外国でも使える携帯電話 means "a cell
phone that can be used even overseas".

  2. > 私は成田空港で外国でも使える携帯電話を **借りてきた** から、問題がないよ。

借りてきた means "borrowed", but since money was probably exchanged for the phone,
I think "rented" is probably a better translation in this case.

  3. > 私は成田空港で外国でも使える携帯電話を借りてきたから、 **問題がない** よ。

Did you notice the negative in 問題がない? It means "had no problem", not "had a
problem".

Here's my attempt at a loose translation:

> I rented a phone that works overseas at Narita Airport, so there's no
> problem.




Let me see if I can address these one at a time:

  1. > 私は成田空港で [ **外国でも使える 携帯電話** ] を 借りてきたから、問題がないよ。

The relative clause 外国でも使える is modifying 携帯電話, so 外国でも使える携帯電話 means "a cell
phone that can be used even overseas".

  2. > 私は成田空港で外国でも使える携帯電話を **借りてきた** から、問題がないよ。

借りてきた means "borrowed", but since money was probably exchanged for the phone,
I think "rented" is probably a better translation in this case.

  3. > 私は成田空港で外国でも使える携帯電話を借りてきたから、 **問題がない** よ。

Did you notice the negative in 問題がない? It means "had no problem", not "had a
problem".

Here's my attempt at a loose translation:

> I rented a phone that works overseas at Narita Airport, so there's no
> problem.

