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Post by Hujio on Jul 20, 2004 13:10:46 GMT -5
I wanted to post this on DaizEX, but seeing as I can't I figured this was the best spot. How exactly do you pronounce Sasuke in Japanese. I've read almost all of the manga but from the second I started watching the anime it sounded to me like it's procounced Saskuke which isn't making any sense to me since there aren't two k's. Let alone that it wasn't how I was pronouncing it in my head while reading the manga. Help me!!!!  |
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Post by zackarotto on Jul 20, 2004 13:51:39 GMT -5
Saske. You don't really pronounce the u. It's there, but it's silent, or quiet, or whatever you want to call it.
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Post by Hujio on Jul 20, 2004 14:19:31 GMT -5
Ok, that makes sense... I was using too much of an english influence.
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Post by Mochi on Jul 20, 2004 17:06:46 GMT -5
Omae wo korro s.... And the "u" disappears. ;D
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Post by Gohan on Jul 20, 2004 21:08:58 GMT -5
Omae wo korro s.... And the "u" disappears. ;D ...hold on...what did you just say?  I don't understand!! |
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Post by Hujio on Jul 21, 2004 9:00:19 GMT -5
I think I was becoming confused because when Sakura addresses Sasuke she always adds a 'ku' after his name, I'm assuming it must be prefix or something though I don't know what it means. Sakura says: Saske-ku Naruto and Kakashi: Saske That's my assumption anyway and yet again, what little Japanese I know is crap!!  |
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Post by Dai on Jul 21, 2004 10:09:06 GMT -5
Sakura says ''Sasuke-kun''. 'kun', which a little suffix thingie which Sakura uses in an affectionate manner. Kind like how Naruto calls Sakura ''Sakura-chan''.
That's basically the simplest way I could explain it.
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Post by Mochi on Jul 21, 2004 21:59:10 GMT -5
...hold on...what did you just say? I don't understand!! I think I said "You are gonna die." ;D |
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Post by zackarotto on Jul 21, 2004 22:06:22 GMT -5
I've heard "korosu" (spelling probably incorrect), some people seem to say "korosei" or however you spell it... I'm guessing that's just some similar deathish word?
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Post by VegettoEX on Jul 22, 2004 10:39:06 GMT -5
"kiru" is the base verb for "to kill." I don't remember much (at all) about verb conjunctions in Japanese... but you drop the "ru" ending and replace it with something else depending upon the tense and situation.
"kiru" might be one of the odd verbs that completely changes its base form when going through conjunctions... don't remember. Julian's your best bet for answering that.
Here's a (bad) English example... you can "run" right now, but yesterday you "ran."
The "u" in words tend to be "silent" (sorta). It's not that they're not there, and it's not that you're not supposed to pronounce them... they're sorta "glided over" during speaking.
For example, "desu." Most people pronounce it "des," as you are probably going into another word after it (such as "Ima wa nan-ji desu ka?" being "What time is it?"). Saying "desu ka" sounds silly (hick-ish, even?), when it just slides off the tongue easier to say "des ka."
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Post by zackarotto on Jul 22, 2004 12:49:24 GMT -5
RU Verbs- In the Masu form, the "ru" is dropped completely, and in the Te form, the "ru" becomes "te".
I don't know what Masu and Te forms are exactly, but I know that. ;D
I don't think it's irregular. Maybe you're thinking "kuru"?
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