Need help translating some japanese =)

stolle · (#1 (**permalink**))

can someone pls help me translate this: 決して裏切るな

KyleGoetz · (#2 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by stolle

can someone pls help me translate this: 決して裏切るな

Absolutely do not stab me in the back! [lit. "no way do back-cutting"].

pandayanyan · (#3 (**permalink**))

wow.. were would you see this? Im interested now... lol

KyleGoetz · (#4 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by pandayanyan

wow.. were would you see this? Im interested now... lol

most likely manga or a blog

stolle · (#5 (**permalink**))

i asked a friend to translate "never betray" into japanese and this is what he came up with, so im just wondering if its acurate or if someone can come up with something better =)

Sashimister · (#6 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by stolle

i asked a friend to translate "never betray" into japanese and this is what he came up with, so im just wondering if its acurate or if someone can come up with something better =)

That's accurate.

KyleGoetz · (#7 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by stolle

i asked a friend to translate "never betray" into japanese and this is what he came up with, so im just wondering if its acurate or if someone can come up with something better =)

Didn't I just translate it basically that way in the second post?

sakaeyellow · (#8 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by stolle

i asked a friend to translate "never betray" into japanese and this is what he came up with, so im just wondering if its acurate or if someone can come up with something better =)

But I somehow suspect that you mean to say "I never betray" or "we never betray each other", because these two phrases are more suitable for tattoo.

If you want to say "I never betray" or "we never betray each other", then you should say "決して裏切らない"

But of course that is my guess only. If you actually mean to say "you never betray me", then "決して裏切るな" is correct.

KyleGoetz · (#9 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by sakaeyellow

But of course that is my guess only. If you actually mean to say "you never betray me", then "決して裏切るな" is correct.

That's ambiguous. That phrase is a prohibitive command.

sakaeyellow · (#10 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

That's ambiguous. That phrase is a prohibitive command.

So I suspect that it was for a tattoo. And I think shouting "don't betray me" is a good phrase for a tattoo.