Rinilex
先輩
- 20 Feb 2013
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I'm listening to and writing out a translation for a Japanese audio book, and I really want to fully understand everything and get the right nuance rather than skim over it, but when it comes to particles and such I'm not very good.
あなたは日本人なのに, なんで独逸のために戦うって思ったなのかなでさ
I translated this as:
"I was wondering why even though you're Japanese, you said you're fighting for Germany."
Is this correct? I'm a bit uncertain about the 'って' - I've learned it means something akin to "he/ she/ you said." The ending I'm unsure about too - I know "かな" is similar to "I wonder", and "さ" is used at the end of a sentence for emphasis, but I don't understand the whole "なのかな" together or why the "で" is before the "さ" at the end of the sentence.
Also, would "[name] とかって" mean something like "he's called something like ___" Or "I think he's called ___."?
The sentence went: [Smith]... [John Smith] とかって!"
And does "____ 大学から来たっていう" equal along the lines of "They say he's from ___ university"?
Sorry for all the Qs, I really just want to get the meanings and uses right and I don't have anyone else to ask.
あなたは日本人なのに, なんで独逸のために戦うって思ったなのかなでさ
I translated this as:
"I was wondering why even though you're Japanese, you said you're fighting for Germany."
Is this correct? I'm a bit uncertain about the 'って' - I've learned it means something akin to "he/ she/ you said." The ending I'm unsure about too - I know "かな" is similar to "I wonder", and "さ" is used at the end of a sentence for emphasis, but I don't understand the whole "なのかな" together or why the "で" is before the "さ" at the end of the sentence.
Also, would "[name] とかって" mean something like "he's called something like ___" Or "I think he's called ___."?
The sentence went: [Smith]... [John Smith] とかって!"
And does "____ 大学から来たっていう" equal along the lines of "They say he's from ___ university"?
Sorry for all the Qs, I really just want to get the meanings and uses right and I don't have anyone else to ask.