hetaotoko
English translation: "You incompetent idiot!"
| 18:11 May 21, 2000 |
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| na | "You incompetent idiot!" |
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| na | hetaotoko |
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| na | incompetent man! |
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"You incompetent idiot!" Explanation: I think a great deal depends here on the context and "register" of the speech being employed by the two people. For example, depending on the age of the protagonists and the situation, the girl might say something like "You wimp!", thereby calling the man's courage and mansculinity into question. The literal translations here are 'heta' = unskillful, as in "The pianist gave an unskillful perfomance", and the word 'otoko' = man. In any case, the combination "hetaotoko" is meant to demean the man. Hope this is helpful. haslov (for J.E.T.--Japanese/English Translations) none applicable |
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