"I stand in a train."

Translation: 電車ではたちます。

[LinkedBlade]

"電車ではたちます" Is there a reason for the double particle after densha?

[Jett_Phil]

I'm pretty sure it just depends on what the topic is supposed to be. In your sentence it would be, "In the train is where (I) wait" versus "電車でたちます" which would correspond with "(I) wait in the train" if I am correct.

[lcsondes]

Not wait, but stand.

[clickonwhatnow]

Do you know じゃ? The more polite form is では.

[Faisane]

I don't think this is a politeness issue. で indicates location, は is a topic marker.

[Paula156676]

Is there a reason tattemasu isn't accepted? I thought that since standing is an action that is ongoing it would work.

[floristfawn]

That form would be たっています. Missing the い or it would be right

[Carl759216]

It's common in casual speech to leave out the い though.

[clickonwhatnow]

たっています is "be standing", so would make the sentence "I am standing in a train", not "I stand in a train".

[LogicalPhallusy]

Wouldn't that then translate as "I am standing in a train" instead of "I stand in a train"?

[Randy33189]

Yeah, I stand in a train is not inherantly present progressive in English. Changing it to "I am standing in a train" removes any ambiguity.

[clickonwhatnow]

It's not "tattemasu", the dictionary form is たちます.

[Faisane]

The dictionary form is たつ.

[Kokawa1]

Why don't we use に here? I thought で was for "actions in a place"? "to stand" is considered as an action?

[Dylan_Nicholson]

I'm pretty sure に should be accepted, see http://context.reverso.net/translation/english-japanese/stand+in

[Kenn339668]

Is it wrong to say 電車の中ではたちます? (added の中 after 電車)

[Ouroboratika]

Can someone break it down for me for why we use "では" here? I would assume it would just be "で" and the (implied) subject is yourself, the speaker.