What is the difference between the words 状態 and 状況?


Actually, I want to write an email to a person asking about her current
situation in life, understanding by "situation" if she got married, if she
changed companies, if she's happy, etc. I remember from my study of Japanese
the word 状況, but I don't know if it can be applied here. Searching on
jisho.org, I found this other word 状態, but again, I don't know if it has the
nuance I want to express. So what would be the proper way to ask "how's your
current situation?" in Japanese?

Thanks in advance.




We have a word [近況]{きんきょう} for "recent situation". It can be used like this:

> 近況報告 - catch up, update  
>  近況(を)報告する -- to catch up (on one's life)  
>  お互いの近況を報告し合いましょう。 "Let's catch up." (may sound too stiff)  
>  近況を教えて。 "Can you update?" (may sound too direct and impolite, depending on
> who you say it to)

* * *

> So what would the the proper way to ask "how's your current situation?" in
> Japanese?

I think it's more natural to say something like:

> 「今、何してるの？」 What do you do now? (usually asking job/occupation)  
>  「どうしていますか。」「どうしてるの？」 How have you been? / What have you been up to?  
>  「あれから、どうしてるの。」「その後、どうしていますか。」 How have you been doing (after we parted /
> since the last update)?

We don't usually use the word 状態 (condition) or 状況 (circumstance) when asking
other's recent situation.




We have a word [近況]{きんきょう} for "recent situation". It can be used like this:

> 近況報告 - catch up, update  
>  近況(を)報告する -- to catch up (on one's life)  
>  お互いの近況を報告し合いましょう。 "Let's catch up." (may sound too stiff)  
>  近況を教えて。 "Can you update?" (may sound too direct and impolite, depending on
> who you say it to)

* * *

> So what would the the proper way to ask "how's your current situation?" in
> Japanese?

I think it's more natural to say something like:

> 「今、何してるの？」 What do you do now? (usually asking job/occupation)  
>  「どうしていますか。」「どうしてるの？」 How have you been? / What have you been up to?  
>  「あれから、どうしてるの。」「その後、どうしていますか。」 How have you been doing (after we parted /
> since the last update)?

We don't usually use the word 状態 (condition) or 状況 (circumstance) when asking
other's recent situation.

