linguistic theory for the day

[kaigou]

Emphatic participles in Japanese, for which there is no direct equivalent in English, may instead be translated as follows (as deduced after lengthy research, discussion, and some chocolate). Just take a simple statement:

I'm going to walk the dog

...and add the following:

you gotta problem with that?



Works for pretty much any statement, anywhere, anytime.

Hah.

Now, I wonder. What characters other than Duo (GW) use this kind of emphatic participle in the original Japanese? Do tell.

Comments

[solitude1056.livejournal.com]

Bwah. That does kinda ruin the effect, if you have to make the effort for that kind of attitude!