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Suletta Mercury’s Quote “If You Move Forward You Gain Two”

Anzu — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 07:19:12 +0000

Let’s learn Japanese with Suletta Mercury’s quote from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (機動戦士ガンダム水星の魔女, Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Suisei no Majo).

CONTENTS

Video
Suletta Mercury’s Quote
Analysis
Examples

Video

Suletta Mercury’s Quote

Japanese: 逃げたら一つ、進めば二つ、手に入る。
Romaji: nigetara hitotsu, susumeba futatsu, te ni hairu.
English: If you run you gain one, if you move forward you gain two.

Analysis

逃げたら一つ

逃げたら means “if you run away”. It’s the conditional form of the verb 逃げる meaning “to run away”, used when you leave or escape from a place, person, or situation. To make the conditional form, change the verb into the ta-form and attach ら. For example, 飲む meaning “to drink” becomes 飲んだら (if you drink), 食べる meaning “to eat” becomes 食べたら (if you eat), する meaning “to do” becomes したら (if you do). So 逃げる becomes 逃げたら.

一つ means “one” or “one thing”. The numeral in kanji read as ひと represents “one” and つ is the counter suffix used to count general things or abstract things.

進めば二つ

進めば means “if you move forward”. It’s another conditional form using ば. To make this form, take the dictionary form 進む meaning “to move forward” and switch the last hiragana which is from the う-line to the え-line and attach ば. For example, 飲む becomes 飲めば, 食べる becomes 食べれば, する becomes すれば. So 進む becomes 進めば.

二つ means “two” or “two things”. The numeral in kanji read as ふた represents “two” and it’s followed by the counter suffix つ.

手に入る

Lastly, 手に入る means “to gain” or “obtain”. It’s actually an intransitive verb meaning “(something) comes into a hand”, but you can translate it as “to gain or obtain (something)”.

So 逃げたら一つ、進めば二つ、手に入る means “if you run away, one, if you move forward, two, you gain”. The last verb is combined with both 一つ and 二つ so you can also say 逃げたら一つ手に入る。進めば二つ手に入る (if you run away, one, if you move forward, two, . But you can leave out the repeated verb and make it into one sentence. In Japanese, the main verb comes at the end of the sentence so the first verb should be left out.

Difference Between たら and ば

たら and ば can often replace each other in hypothetical sentences. However, ば is usually used with a good result, whereas たら doesn’t have that kind of restriction so the result can be good or bad.

For example, “if you stay here, you’ll be safe” in Japanese can be “ここにいたら安全です” or “ここにいれば安全です”. They’re both correct as the result “you’ll be safe” is something you hope for.

But if the result is 危険です meaning “you’ll be in danger”, ここにいれば危険です sounds weird as “being in danger” is something you want to avoid. So in this case, ここにいたら危険です is suitable as たら can be used with a bad result.

逃げたら一つ、進めば二つ手に入る

The results, gaining one and gaining two are not expressed as the “bad result” so they can actually replace each other, such as 逃げれば一つ、進んだら二つ手に入る. But the main point of this quote is to encourage someone to move forward in order to gain two things, such as experience, pride, and even trust, which is much better than gaining one thing, “not losing”. By using ば, the result 二つ手に入る can be expressed as a favourable result which helps persuade someone to move forward.

Suggested Quotes with 一つ

Examples

〜たら & ば (if)

どう【したら／すれば】日本語にほんごがうまくなりますか。

dō [shitara/sureba] nihongo ga umaku narimasu ka.

What should I do so that I can improve my Japanese?

コーヒーを【飲のんだら／飲のめば】、目めが覚さめるかも。

kōhī o [nondara/nomeba], me ga sameru kamo.

If you drink some coffee, you might feel more awake.

商品しょうひんを二ふたつ【買かったら／買かえば】、無料むりょうでもう一ひとつもらえます。

shōhin o futatsu [kattara/kaeba], muryō de mō hitotsu moraemasu.

If you buy two items, you can get another one for free.

NOTE

たら and ば are basically interchangeable when;

it’s a hypothetical condition (if A happens, B will happen), and
the result clause doesn’t have expressions of one’s volition, invitation, request, command, etc.

春はるになれば（△なったら）桜さくらが咲さく。

haru ni nareba (△nattara), sakura ga saku.

When the spring comes, the cherry blossoms will bloom.

It’s not hypothetical (it’s general truth). In this case, たら is usually acceptable in casual speech.

見みつけたら（見つければ）電話でんわして。

mitsuketara (~~mitsukereba~~), denwa shite.

If you find it, call me.

It’s hypothetical but 電話でんわして is a request. In this case, you can only use たら.

EXCEPTION:

If the subject of each clause is different, or if the condition expresses the state of being, the result clause can have expressions of one’s volition, invitations, requests, commands, etc. In this case, you can also use ば.

問題もんだいが【あったら／あれば】電話でんわして。

mondai ga [attara/areba] denwa shite.

If there is a problem, call me.

The verb ある expresses the state “to be” so the request (電話でんわして) can be used in the result clause.

TIPS:

A sentence with ば focuses on the condition rather than the result as the condition is essential in order to achieve the result, which also means, if you don’t meet the condition, you can’t realise what you want. On the other hand, たら doesn’t have that kind of nuance. It’s simply used to show a certain condition that leads to the result. So it rather focuses on the result than the condition.
Depending on the region, たら is more commonly used than ば, especially in the Kansai-region including the major cities of Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara.
Negative form + ば can be used with a bad result.

家いえの中なかにいなければ危険きけんだよ。

ie no naka ni inakereba kiken dayo.

If you don’t stay inside the house, you’ll be in danger.
There are fixed phrases which is commonly used with ば instead of たら.

やればできる。

yareba dekiru.

If you try, you can do it.

used when encouraging someone to do something

話はなせばわかる。

hanaseba wakaru.

If we talk, we can understand each other.

used when persuading someone to talk, especially when there is conflict

Suggested Quotes with “if”

手に入る (to gain/obtain)

上質じょうしつなワインが手てに入はいったので、飲のみませんか？

jōshitsu na wain ga te ni haitta node, nomimasen ka?

I got good quality wine, would you like to drink it?

今いまは、なんでもインターネットで簡単かんたんに手てに入はいる。

ima wa, nandemo intānetto de kantan ni te ni hairu.

Nowadays, you can easily get anything on the internet.

願ねがっているだけでは、欲ほしいものは手てに入はいらない。

negatte iru dake dewa hoshii mono wa te ni hairanai.

Wishing alone won’t get you what you want.

NOTE

手てに入はいる is an intransitive verb meaning “(something) comes into a hand” which doesn’t express one’s volition, so it can be used with the condition たら/ば (see the note of “〜たら & ば”).

On the other hand, 手てに入いれる is a transitive verb meaning “to put (something) into a hand” which is volitional, so it cannot be used with the condition たら/ば in this usage.

逃げたら一つ、進めば二つ、手に入る（~~手に入れる~~）。

nigetara hitotsu, susumeba futatsu, te ni hairu (~~te ni ireru~~).

If you run you gain one, if you move forward you gain two.

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Amuro Ray’s Quote “Even My Dad Has Never Hit Me!”

Anzu — Wed, 02 May 2018 03:23:48 +0000

Let’s learn Japanese with Amuro Ray’s quote from Gundam.

CONTENTS

Video
Amuro Ray’s Quote
Analysis
Examples

Video

Amuro Ray’s Quote

Japanese: 親父にもぶたれたことないのに!
Romaji: oyaji ni mo butareta koto nai noni!
English: Even my dad has never hit me!

Analysis

親父 means “Dad” usually used by men in casual speech. It’s the same meaning as お父さん but 親父 sounds like you’re more close and equal to your dad whereas お父さん sounds more respectful and it’s commonly used when you are a child. So 親父 is usually used once you have grown up.

ぶたれた is the past tense of ぶたれる which is the passive form of ぶつ meaning “to hit someone”. “A hits B” is “AはBをぶつ” and with the passive form it becomes “B is hit by A” = “BはAにぶたれる”. So this A falls on 親父 and the B is Amuro which is just omitted because it’s clear that Amuro is talking about himself. So 親父にぶたれる means “I am hit by my dad”.

Verb past tense and ことない or ことがない means “have never done before” or “have no experience”. So if you put ある instead of ない it means “have done before” or “have experienced”. So 親父にぶたれたことない means “I have never been hit by my dad”.　

も: Many of you already know that you use も as an inclusive particle meaning “also” or “too”. for example, わたしも行く “I will go too” これもほしい “I want this too”. But this も means “even” which emphasises what comes before. Amuro also said “２度もぶった” meaning “You hit me TWICE!”. This も emphasises the quantity “twice”.

のに is a conjunction meaning “even though”. For example, たくさん寝たのに、まだ眠い (Even though I slept a lot, I’m still sleepy). It’s used when what is stated in the second clause goes against what is expected from the first clause. It implies unexpectedness or dissatisfaction, and it’s often used for complaint. But by dropping the second clause and finishing the sentence with のに you can express your feeling of discontent even stronger.

Examples

Passive Form

助たすけて！あいつに殺ころされる！

tasukete! aitsu ni korosareru!

Help! I’ll be killed by that guy!

犬いぬに噛かまれた。

inu ni kamareta.

I got bitten by a dog.

子供こどもがさらわれた！

kodomo ga sarawareta!

My child was kidnapped!

Suggested Quote with Passive Form

Lelouch’s Quote “The Only Ones Who Can Shoot Are Those Who Are Prepared To Be Shot”

も (even)

こんな簡単かんたんな漢字かんじも読よめないの？

konna kantan na kanji mo yomenai no?

You can’t even read this easy kanji?

あそこに行いくのに車くるまで２時間じかんもかかった。

asoko ni iku noni kuruma de nijikan mo kakatta.

It took 2 HOURS to get there.

こんなに疲つかれてるときは、テレビを見みたいとも思おもわない。

konna ni tsukareteru toki wa terebi o mitai to mo omowanai.

I don’t even want to watch TV when I’m this tired.

のに (even though)

９時じに待まち合あわせって言いったのに（遅おくれてきた）！

kuji ni machiawasette itta noni (okurete kita)!

(You came late) even though I said we would meet at 9!

もうお昼ひる食たべちゃったの？せっかくお弁当べんとうつくってきたのに…

mō ohiru tabechatta no? sekkaku obentō tsukutte kita noni…

You’ve already had lunch? I made and brought the bentō for you though…

試験しけんに落おちた。あんなに勉強べんきょうしたのに…

shiken ni ochita. anna ni benkyō shita noni…

I failed the exam. Even though I studied so hard…

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