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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

it always takes me right out of whatever i'm watching when a character says the same word twice and it's translated into two different words. like when "matte! matte!" becomes "wait! stop!" it's a stupid thing to care about and i'm sure translators have their reasons- very easy for me, an idiot who can barely speak one language, to criticize- but it always shatters my immersion

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I've learned a little Japanese and can say that repeating words changes the meaning. Like an intensifier. So, "wait" followed by "stop" could be a legitimate translation, showing the increased demand level of the repeated word.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

ah, interesting!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Same for those ononatopoeia words like fuwa fuwa, kira kira, etc. right?