TRANSLATE THIS game

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

No no no, you had the correct kanji for よどむ. The part that bugs me is still the 彼女を受けている part.

It would look more 'correct' if that part were changed to 彼女を待ち受けている. I still would not call it a perfect sentence with that change but it certainly makes sense and becomes dramatically more translatable.

I'm going to take the liberty to give my translation of the selfishly-corrected sentence, so I can go to the P parlor.

"In that country, a stagnant chaos awaits her arrival."

I really think the original sentence is incorrect. Who wrote it if I may ask?

It is from a light novel, it might be set a bit in the past, so maybe he wanted to make their Japanese sound a little "old-fashioned" (?). It's only the second page, so the scene isn't clear, yet.

As always, thank you Nagoyankee!

[MMM]

I should just call this "Help me, Nagoyankee" instead of "Translate this".

Can you (or anyone) explain the use of ならざる?

This is the sentence it came from:

人間ならざる者の優越感が、口ひげに囲まれた唇に過ぎった。


As always, thank you!

[Nagoyankee]

ならざる　is an old way of saying ならない、ではない、でない、etc. This form is still used by the better speakers and writers of our country today.

なる here pretty much means 'to be', and ざる serves to negate it. 人間ならざる者, therefore, means 'one that isn't human'.

The phrases most often heard using ざる would be:

帰らざる日々

思わざるできごと

～～と言わざるを得ない

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Nagoyankee

ならざる　is an old way of saying ならない、ではない、でない、etc. This form is still used by the better speakers and writers of our country today.

なる here pretty much means 'to be', and ざる serves to negate it. 人間ならざる者, therefore, means 'one that isn't human'.

The phrases most often heard using ざる would be:

帰らざる日々

思わざるできごと

～～と言わざるを得ない

Thanks, Nagoyankee...that makes 100% sense. It's funny you should say "the better speakers and writers" as it is the same writer that wrote that slightly messed up sentence a couple days ago... That is the nature of the "light novel".

[Debezo]

Originally Posted by MMM

It is from a light novel, it might be set a bit in the past, so maybe he wanted to make their Japanese sound a little "old-fashioned" (?). It's only the second page, so the scene isn't clear, yet.

As always, thank you Nagoyankee!

I can understand "あたたかい灯がとまっている。" as a poetic expression. But I think as Nagoyankee said, "彼女を受けている" is obviously wrong in every respect even though it is a light novel or he wanted to make an archaic phrase.
Could you give me some context or the title? I'm just curious what he meant.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Debezo

I can understand "あたたかい灯がとまっている。" as a poetic expression. But I think as Nagoyankee said, "彼女を受けている" is obviously wrong in every respect even though it is a light novel or he wanted to make an archaic phrase.
Could you give me some context or the title? I'm just curious what he meant.

It may just be a straight-up error. Basically the girl in question used the chaos of a country in revolution to hide herself from the people looking for her.

[Debezo]

Originally Posted by MMM

It may just be a straight-up error. Basically the girl in question used the chaos of a country in revolution to hide herself from the people looking for her.

thanks your reply.
hmm, Isn't that 彼女を受けいれる（入れる）?
If '彼女' escaped into that country to concealed herself,
or if she is a chaos-side character and 混沌 means a dark power(atmosphere) in fantasy's sense,
that makes sense.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Debezo

thanks your reply.
hmm, Isn't that 彼女を受けいれる（入れる）?
If '彼女' escaped into that country to concealed herself,
or if she is a chaos-side character and 混沌 means a dark power(atmosphere) in fantasy's sense,
that makes sense.

She does have "dark powers", so maybe...yes. She is the queen of 翼手.

[Debezo]

BLOOD+?
I'll browse in a bookstore tomorrow on my way home.

[MMM]

Yes. Blood+. That sentence is from the 4th book.