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知らず擦り切れていく

English translation: without you realizing it

23:11 Jun 12, 2019
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Japanese term or phrase: 知らず擦り切れていく
Dear ProZ members,

I'm in doubt about the meaning of 知らず in the following sentence. It may be stupid, but better safe than sorry. This is from a cartoon where people weave cloth in order to communicate their feelings.

年月の中で... 知らず擦り切れていく記憶を布が覚えていてくれる
(The memories that will wear out in time without you realizing it will be remembered by the cloth.)

Is my take correct? What feels strange to me is that I usually find 知らず followed by a particle (に or の) or preceded by a noun (like in 恥知らず), and I can't find examples similar to my sentence.

Thank you!
Riccardo91
Italy
English translation:without you realizing it
Explanation:
You are quite right. This is part of a common phrase, 知らず知らずのうちに.
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Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 09:14
Grading comment
Thanks!
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4 +1without you realizing it
Yuki Okada


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
without you realizing it


Explanation:
You are quite right. This is part of a common phrase, 知らず知らずのうちに.

Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 09:14
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks!

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agree  Yohei Nakamitsu
1 day 13 hrs
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