Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 17, 2003 17:18
23 yrs ago
Japanese term
Mamoreru
Sou aisuru hito o mamoreru kurai tsuyoku
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | can protect |
Yoshio Omata (X)
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| 4 +1 | can protect |
jsl (X)
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| 5 | (strong enough) to defend (the loved one) |
Nobuo Kawamura
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Proposed translations
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can protect
Yes, so strong that you can protect your loved one
This is similar to the daisuke's answer. The difference exists between an abverb "strongly" and an abjective "strong". The abverb "strongly" modifies a verb "protect". On the other hand, the abjective "strong" modifies the subject "you".
Which should be strong to protect your loved one, the motion of protecting or yourself?
This is similar to the daisuke's answer. The difference exists between an abverb "strongly" and an abjective "strong". The abverb "strongly" modifies a verb "protect". On the other hand, the abjective "strong" modifies the subject "you".
Which should be strong to protect your loved one, the motion of protecting or yourself?
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can protect
yes, so strongly as you can protect your loved one
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Will Matter
: potential form of "mamoru" "can protect" vs just "protect".
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Nobuo Kawamura
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(strong enough) to defend (the loved one)
Translated without "can" in view of the context. It seems to me that"defend" gives an impression of more aggressive action to protect from some concrete attack.
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