Home Japanese Question about ZA WARUDOJJapaneseQuestion about ZA WARUDOMay 2, 20223 comments Can someone explain why does DIO say “toki wo tomare”?Shouldn’t it be “toki ga tomare” or “toki wo tomerou”? Tags:Japanese 3 commentsIt toki yo tomare, not woRough translations“Toki yo,” = Hey time (talking to time directly like it is a person“toki wo tomare” = Stop time! (Command) “toki ga tomare” = Time is stopped “toki wo tomerou” = Let’s stop Time.EDIT: formattingExactly the discussion you should be seeing.https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%99%82%E3%82%88%E6%AD%A2%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8C%EF%BC%81grammar-question/31351TL;DRIt is 時よ (hey, time,) 止まれ (stop)Like he’s talking to the physical entity of time and commanding it to stop.Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
Rough translations“Toki yo,” = Hey time (talking to time directly like it is a person“toki wo tomare” = Stop time! (Command) “toki ga tomare” = Time is stopped “toki wo tomerou” = Let’s stop Time.
EDIT: formattingExactly the discussion you should be seeing.https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%99%82%E3%82%88%E6%AD%A2%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8C%EF%BC%81grammar-question/31351TL;DRIt is 時よ (hey, time,) 止まれ (stop)Like he’s talking to the physical entity of time and commanding it to stop.
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It toki yo tomare, not wo
Rough translations
“Toki yo,” = Hey time (talking to time directly like it is a person
“toki wo tomare” = Stop time! (Command)
“toki ga tomare” = Time is stopped
“toki wo tomerou” = Let’s stop Time.
EDIT: formatting
Exactly the discussion you should be seeing.
https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%99%82%E3%82%88%E6%AD%A2%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8C%EF%BC%81grammar-question/31351
TL;DR
It is 時よ (hey, time,) 止まれ (stop)
Like he’s talking to the physical entity of time and commanding it to stop.