Time was taken from us.

[playingthevillain]

Hey could anyone give me the translation for 'Time was taken from us' into Japanese characters for me? If you can it would be appreciated!

Thanks

 

[mcabr]

時間が好き

that is what you are looking for. I don't think you should get a tattoo of Japanese unless you know how to read and write what you want to get.

 

[A.K]

時間が好き

that is what you are looking for. I don't think you should get a tattoo of Japanese unless you know how to read and write what you want to get.

Doesn't that mean "I like time" ?

 

[mcabr]

Doesn't that mean "I like time" ?

haha yeah. Read the second sentence in my post.

 

[kamome]

...maybe I'm a very dummy one, but I can't understand the real meaning of the sentence you asked to translate in nihongo...and, not meant to be any unkind, but I dare say that the above joke was some too much mean to our english friend, mcabr様...ね？
...out of all that, 「LOL!　時間が好きですことが可笑しい肯定だ、ね！」　

かもめ。

 

[Brazilian dude]

I would say 時間はわたしたちからとられました (jikan wa watashitachi kara toraremashita).


Brazilian dude

 

[kamome]

I agree, if the meaning was about WE WERE "stolen" OF OUR TIME:

「僕達に時間を取られた~盗まれた」　
"bokutachi ni jikan o torareta/nusumareta" (informal)

「私達・・・取ラレ増した~・・・盗まれました」
"watashitachi toraremashita/nusumaremashita" (formal)

かもめ。
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[Brazilian dude]

取ラレ増した

Your ME or whatever it is is playing tricks on you.

I don't think を could be used in these examples since we don't have the direct object anymore, but the subject of a passive verb. I'd definitely use ga.

Brazilian dude

 

[kamome]

"Your ME or whatever it is is playing tricks on you...I don't think を could be used"


...I see now, BD, thanks - I hadn't noticed that IME selection when typing - and, although easily considering 「時間」 the "stolen object", I find your suggestion to 「が」 more suitable - you know, in a recent post we were just speaking about the appreciated growing use of 「を」 in "alternance/misunderstandable sentences" to 「が」.


かもめ。

 

[Flaminius]

I don't think を could be used in these examples since we don't have the direct object anymore, but the subject of a passive verb. I'd definitely use ga.

There is still the direct object in its own place and role. The passive sentence can take both が and を. An unequivocally in situ direct object would be;

Taro-wa Hanako-ni saifu-o torare-ta.
Taro-Nom Hanako-BY wallet-Acc take-Passive-Past.
太郎は花子に財布を取られた。
Eng: Taro had his wallet stolen by Hanako.

A corresponding positive construction would be;

Hanako-wa Taro-no saifu-o totta.
Hanako-Topic Taro-Gen wallet-Acc take-Past.
花子は太郎の財布を取った。
Eng: Hanako stole Taro's wallet.

What is known as passive in Japanese denotes the subject undergoing certain action (which could be a full sentence with an object noun) involuntarily.

Flaminius bonae voluntatis

 

[kamome]

There is still the direct object in its own place and role. The passive sentence can take both が and を.

...thanks, Flamini amice - I supposed I wasn't all that wrong, this time...

かもめ