you're right, firstly, と can't be used on its own like that to mean "and", then 我の is not a thing, it's 我が but really it should have been 僕の or something
and I think it should have been either 明かすな or 明かさないで, 明かさない is just plain negative
Right! It's like someone who knows what keigo is but otherwise has a very basic understanding of japanese grammar and compensated for that with google translate.
For the single と, I think they could've used a そして right?
I also tried to read that outloud and choked on the 我の. I first pronounced it like "wa no" then realized it was weird and went with "ware no" but something was still off. The weirdest part for me was that he literally quoted himself apologizing to the daimyo instead of using reported speech.
My japanese is still very basic, I had to use a dictionary for 浮気 and 公衆. I guessed what 明かす meant (idk of that's the right infinitive) based on the kanji, then confirmed.
我のdefinitely is a thing (ware no), especially if you're someone important like a daimyo. And と言いました is correct because you're quoting (or reporting) something another has said.
Edit: oh I guess the speaker isn't the daimyo. In any case, ware-no is grammatically correct.
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gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 40 pts · 181d
I learned Japanese so I could read stuff like this.
Beryl@jlai.lu · 27 pts · 181d
Per AI translation : " I have already told the daimyo that I am truly sorry ! And you said you would not reveal my affair to the public !! "
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 181d
Yeah!
KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol · 19 pts · 181d
Me too!
Also, I might be mistaken, but I think this is poorly worded in japanese
fireweed@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 181d
Especially because they're trying to emulate the samurai dialect. It's inaccurate, but deserves points for trying!
renzhexiangjiao@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 181d
you're right, firstly, と can't be used on its own like that to mean "and", then 我の is not a thing, it's 我が but really it should have been 僕の or something
and I think it should have been either 明かすな or 明かさないで, 明かさない is just plain negative
KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol · 5 pts · 180d
Right! It's like someone who knows what keigo is but otherwise has a very basic understanding of japanese grammar and compensated for that with google translate.
For the single と, I think they could've used a そして right?
I also tried to read that outloud and choked on the 我の. I first pronounced it like "wa no" then realized it was weird and went with "ware no" but something was still off. The weirdest part for me was that he literally quoted himself apologizing to the daimyo instead of using reported speech.
My japanese is still very basic, I had to use a dictionary for 浮気 and 公衆. I guessed what 明かす meant (idk of that's the right infinitive) based on the kanji, then confirmed.
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 180d
我のdefinitely is a thing (ware no), especially if you're someone important like a daimyo. And と言いました is correct because you're quoting (or reporting) something another has said.
Edit: oh I guess the speaker isn't the daimyo. In any case, ware-no is grammatically correct.
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 180d
As a professional translator and a mod of a translating community, yes, it's crap.
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 181d
Yeah, I'm not sure either but it does look a little odd.
andros_rex@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 181d
Would edo period Japanese even have exclamation marks?
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 180d
It would probably not... Then again, this is the internet.
KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol · 2 pts · 180d
何!!
Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 181d
Pls share :(
chrisbtoo@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 181d
The Apple translate thingie says:
Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 181d
Thank you :)
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 180d
You're going to get us all shipped off to the shogun for a bushel of rice over this
pticrix@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 180d
So, was the daimyo's daughter named Yuri?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 180d
Yuri Gagarin did it again!