Before going to presentations at my university, I stopped by a supermarket to get some coffee. I wanted to drink some coffee so that I would be sure to stay awake through all of the presentations.
- stay awake 目を覚ましている、起きている (definition from Eijiro on the Web)
- short of ~が足りない[不足している]、~に達していない、~の手前で (definition from Eijiro on the Web)
× bottle coffeeThe point here is that the coffee has been bottled by the manufacturer. It's that fact, stated with a passive verb, that means we should say "bottled coffee".
○ bottled coffee
"Bottle coffee" is strange. Similarly, we say "prepackaged bread" or "bagged garbage".
The coffee wasn't particularly delicious, but it did keep me awake. Next time I think I will try to get canned coffee because it's hot. It's better for our health to drink warm beverages, and it's probably more delicious, too.
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