2004-10-28, 11:01 | Link #141 | |
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But isn't is "pan o tabete imasu"? Or is it "wo" when it's present tense? |
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2004-10-28, 12:31 | Link #142 |
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Just realized something:
何でこのthreadがナルトforumの中にある? General Chat forumの中にあったほうがいい? Anyway: wo/o are pronounced essentially the same, but are different kana: wo= を = particle. o = お = not a particle. In roma-ji, "o" is often put instead of "wo" and the meaning is still understood. |
2004-11-07, 00:10 | Link #143 |
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Great Thread!
This discussion kicks ass! I am currently studying Japanese by myself using books & videos, and have only had a few Nihon-jin penpals to answer these exact same questions for me. =)
I would like to point out a few more words in Nihongo that may be helpful. The thing that most annoys me is about the English word "Japan" or "Japanese." The word for Japan is really "Nihon" and Japanese language is "Nihongo" and Japanese people are "Nihonjin." What annoys me is that these words are EASY to say in English, and yet we make total asses of ourselves by using the word Japan, which I believe is from Dutch. Yo よ is similar to an exclamation point in english. It is demanding attention. And as you know, Naruto is very demanding & begging for attention... so I think that is why he says yo at the end of everything. ba ば is emphatic... very similar to the word "indeed" in english. And as was previously mentioned "datte" だって is a form of the word "desu" which is similar to the word "is" or "am" in english. So Naruto's "datte ba yo!" is saying "is indeed!" or just trying to make his words sound as important as possible. Another important thing in Nihongo is "particle words." Particle words are really hard to undertand in English, and I've only understand the most common particle words myself, as there are about a hundred various combinations. Common particle words are: "wa" - follows the topic of the sentence, as in "watashi wa otaku desu" (I am an otaku) "no" - connects adjectives to nouns & adverbs to verbs. I commonly use the phrase "anime no nihon" to specify when I'm talking to penpals, as they use the word "anime" for cartoons from any country. "ga" & "o" both connect the subject that is acted upon to the noun. The particle you use is dependent on the specific verb you use. I personally try to memorize the verb with the particle. As in "watashi wa pan o tabemasu" (I eat bread) and "watashi wa Eigo ga wakarimasu." (I understand English) "to" - means "and" but for some reason is also used in front of certain verbs, like "Ookee" to iimasu (I say okay) "ni" - is similar to "in" or "to" in English "no tame ni" is a common string of particles which basically means "from" in English "ka" - as discussed, it's equal to a question mark "yo" (masculine) "wa"(feminine) - as discussed, it's equal to an exclamation point "na" (masculine) "ne" (feminine) - at the end of a sentence to say "okay?" or "isn't it?" It replaces "ka." Kakeshi likes to say "ja na" before he leaves, which kind of means "well then... later!" although the literal translation is "well then okay?" I have no idea how that works though. Sorry to write such a long post. Just excited to have someone to rant to. Now can someone explain to ME the word endings better? My undestanding is that -masu is polite, -ru/-u is plain (kind of rude), -e/-ro means you're doing it right now, -oo means "lets do it", -da/-ta is past tense & -te is used to connect a verb to a verb?? I have have asked a lot of people about this & am still a bit confused. I also have some links on my website that may help. じゃな! (later) 木 |
2004-11-07, 00:12 | Link #144 |
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Try UrbanDictionary. I looked a lot of the japanese terms up today. ^_^
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2004-11-07, 02:55 | Link #145 | |
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I can try to help (with my limited knowledge). ~masu is teineigo, and is the polite form used among equals/to those above you. ~ru/u is plain form, and is generally used between friends/people closer to you. ~e/ro is the command form, used to TELL somebody to do something. An alternate form of this is using 'nasai'. Ex: 薬を飲みなさい。 da and ~ta: You seem to have this one right on. ~te. Hmm...how best to explain it...I guess I can't. The only uses off the top of my head are ~te kudasai and ~te(i)ru/~te imasu. Then there's ~tara, ~ba, and probably another hundred conjugations that I don't know/can't recall at the moment. There is at least one more use of "ka". |
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2004-11-09, 06:10 | Link #146 |
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Dattebayo ???
Hyia :-)
i've been watching Naruto fot a while now, but among other mysteries of the japanese langage, i can't really find out what "dattebayo"definitely means... if anyone has more than a clue about it (i already have a clue lol), thanx for sharing the answer :-D cheers joohliah |
2004-11-09, 08:07 | Link #147 | |
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Its usually reserved for situations in which the speaker assumes the listener already should know something, but Naruto just overuses it. (its his kutiguse) |
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2004-11-09, 08:22 | Link #148 | |
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Some info on the forms of verbs can be found on this page as well.
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2006-06-14, 22:16 | Link #149 |
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Naruto Name Meanings
I've been meaning to get this out there, just for a laugh or two. I've done a little research on the names of Naruto characters and what they mean. Here's my list so far.
Ikura means: Dolphin Kakashi means: Scare crow Sakura means: Cherry Blossom Ino means: Boar How well do you think the names match the character's personallities? If you have anymore to add to the list, and want to talk about it, here's the thread for you! |
2006-06-21, 22:20 | Link #152 |
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neji-screw hyuuga-towards the sun
shino-shinobi aburame-oil woman chou-butterfly ji-child or love akimichi-autumn road ebisu-barbarian or god of wealth gaara-self love haku-white sakura haruno-cherry blossom or spring field kakashi hatake- dry field or scarecrow hanabi-fireworks hinata-sunny place kiba-fang inu-dog zuka-a small hill jiraiya-young thunder kankurou-a famous kibuki player maito gai-dynamite guy or mighty guy temari-a traditional japanese handball game tenten-moving around,spot tsunade-mooring rope itachi-weasel uchiha-wa/ha character switch to make "fan" sasuke-name of a legendary ninja iruka-dolphin- umino-ocean naruto-steamed fishcake or maelstom uzumaki-whirlpool kabuto-helmet yakushi-buddhist healing god ino-boar yamanaka-among the mountains thats some of them. if u want a lot more than go to leafninja.com thats where i got all this |
2007-02-02, 22:40 | Link #153 |
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Why do some of the characters in Naruto not have a last name?
You know, like Gaara, Temari, Baki, Jiraiya etc. I know it's not just because their name hasn't ever been said, because even when it's written down there's no last name (or first name, I guess, seeing as it's Japanese). Am I missing something obvious here?
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2007-02-02, 22:46 | Link #154 | |
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2007-02-03, 00:58 | Link #155 |
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hime = princess
as in Mai-Hime also, Hime can be used as an ending to the name or the full name. Like you could call a princess just 'hime' or 'hime-sama' but you couldn't call a boy just 'kun'. and orochi in Orochimaru means snake. Kind of stupid, when you think about it. |
2007-02-03, 17:57 | Link #156 |
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Don't look to far for Naruto ^^
There's a city named Naruto. A bridge named Naruto and it's the first name of a ninja originating from the Iga provinice: Naruto Hattori, from the branch as Hanzo Hattori, the ninja who saved Ieyasu Tokugawa's life by taking him safely to Mikawa after Oda Nobunaga got attacked in Kyoto by Akechi Mitsuhide. Uzumaki too is an existing name. (Google is your friend ) |
2007-02-14, 07:57 | Link #158 |
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Kiba's name doesnt mean horse, it means fang. When translated, thats what i literally says 'fang'
Gaara's name means Death, the symbol on his head symbolizes his love for death. Neji's name means spiral or helix or spin, explaining his heavenly spin technique when he spins like a top to deflect all enemy attacks. Zabuza means to cut or to slash which is why he as a longass sword |
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