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Creating a report with 作成

Manga panel from 魔法騎士レイアース showing example of Creating a report with 作成.
魔法騎士レイアース » Volume 1 » Page 47

Fuu finds herself spirited away to another world, along with two other girls. A wizard appears before them, saying they cannot return home until they accomplish a specific goal.

(ふう):
(こま)りましたわ。 わたし 先生(せんせい)提出(ていしゅつ)するレポート作成(さくせい)(のこ)ってますのに」
“Oh dear. I've still got to write that report to hand in to the teacher...”
(うみ):
「もう (もど)れないならレポートの心配(しんぱい)なんてしなくていいんじゃないの?」
“If we can't go back anyway, isn't there no point worrying about the report?”

Key Points

  1. 作成(さくせい) means creating or preparing something into finished form

    • With レポート, it refers to producing the report as a completed piece of work

    • Japanese comfortably says レポート作成(さくせい) even though English usually says write a report

  2. レポート作成(さくせい)(のこ)ってます marks an unfinished task

    • 〜が(のこ)ってます means something still remains to be done

  3. (こま)りましたわ and 〜のに give the line a complaining tone

    • (こま)りましたわ sounds refined and flustered rather than bluntly upset

    • The sentence-final 〜のに expresses frustration because she still has this obligation hanging over her