手早い答え
informar は提供する情報、comunicar は相手に知らせる伝達行為に焦点を当てます。
確実な見分け方は、英語から訳す前に、その単語の働きを見きわめることです。
それぞれの単語の働き
informar
to inform or provide information
Use informar for giving facts, data, instructions, or an answer to someone.
comunicar
to communicate or make known
Use comunicar for formally announcing a fact or establishing communication between parties.
選び方
- informar: Choose informar if the sentence points to giving facts, data, instructions, or an answer to someone.
- comunicar: Choose comunicar if the sentence points to formally announcing a fact or establishing communication between parties.
例文
Informe seu número de inscrição.
Provide your registration number.
A empresa comunicou a mudança aos clientes.
The company communicated the change to its customers.
よくある落とし穴
They often overlap, but informar can simply fill a data field, while comunicar normally implies a recipient and a message event.
文脈の中で練習する
自分の実生活から文を一つ選び、二回書いてみましょう。一度はinformarで、もう一度はcomunicarで。どちらも成り立ちそうなら、意味の違いを言葉にしてみましょう。