GrammarInTheWild - February / March 2022

February 10th Translation

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February 11th
なら

Text: んー?シロが行きたいならいいんじゃない別に

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Summary

Hmm? If Shiro (?) wants to go, it’s not particularly good (?)
Manga is so difficult :cry:

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Translation and my usual considerations

"Hmmm…? Isn’t it fine if Shiro wants to go (there)? (I dont particularly mind it)"

→ Possibly parents discussing if their kid should be allowed to go somewhere or if they all should go to a meeting/event, sentence kinda indicates that a statement was made from another person right beforehand who had a skeptical or negative outlook regarding this. Speaker seems to consider this shortly and ends up seeing no real reason to be against this wish of “Shiro”'s (or his extended group ).

The speaker who seems to not view the trip/outing/request to go somewhere as a bad thing, as long as this “Shiro” thinks he wants to go there" = Speaker seems to be appeasing whoever they are talking to about this / speaker is on the site of “Shiro” here, while whoever they are talking to was less open for “Shiro” wanting to go somewhere.

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Summary

Hm? Fine by be if Shiro wants to go.

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Summary

Well if Shiro wants to go then it doesn’t make any difference to me, it’s totally fine.

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Huh? If Shiro wants to go [with us?], then why not?

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Translation attempt:

Hmm? If Shiro wants to go, it doesn’t matter (to me).

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T

Huh? In the case if Shiro want to go, it’s not particularly ok.

U

今シャワを浴びるなら、後で一緒に夕ご飯に行く。

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February 11th Translation

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February 12th
と同じくらい

Text: この子俺と同じくらいの強さの技出せるんだ

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Summary

This kid has about the same powerful skills as i do

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Summary

This lad’s move are about as strong as mine ね

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This child can use the technique at the same high level as me.

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February 12th Translation

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February 13th

Text: あいつは元アーロン一味のおれに「友達」と言ってくれた

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Summary

Using the first definition of 一味 but also thinking I could do a funny translation with the fourth one…

He called the me, the Original Aaron Gangster :exploding_head: a ‘friend’.

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Summary

That guy said that I, part of the original Aaron Crew, was a friend.

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That guy called me, an Aaron crew ex-member, “friend”…

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Summary

That guy that was part of Aaron’s gang, called me “friend”

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