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Naruto’s Quote

Japanese: まっすぐ自分の言葉は曲げねぇ。それが俺の忍道だ!
Romaji: massugu jibun no kotoba wa magenē. sore ga ore no nindō da!
English: I never go back on my words. That’s my ninja way!

Analysis

まっすぐ自分の言葉は曲げねぇ

まっすぐ (adverb) means “straight”.

自分の言葉 (pronoun + particle + noun) means “my words”.
自分 indicates the speaker Naruto himself and の is the possessive particle so 自分の means “my” and 言葉 means “words”.

は (particle) is the topic particle showing the preceding word is the topic of the sentence.

曲げねぇ (verb) means “not bend”. It’s the contracted form of 曲げない which is the nai-form or negative-form of 曲げる. It’s a transitive verb which requires an object followed by the を particle so “something を曲げる” means “to bend something”. When the object is “one’s belief, opinion, word, will, decision, and so on”, it means “go back on something” or “take something back”.

So 自分の言葉を曲げる means “go back on my words” or “take back my words”. So it’s actually 自分の言葉「を」曲げねぇ but Naruto says 自分の言葉「は」曲げねぇ. を is replaced with は to turn the object into the topic of the sentence. The direct translation would be “as for my words, I won’t take them back”. The meaning is pretty much the same but the object is highlighted by using the は particle.

So まっすぐ自分の言葉は曲げねぇ means “I won’t take back my words”, “I never go back on my words”, or “I keep my words straight”.

それが俺の忍道だ

それ (pronoun) means “it” or “that” indicating the previous statement, so it indicates まっすぐ自分の言葉は曲げねぇ.

が (particle) shows the preceding word is the subject. When it’s used in the sentence like “Noun A が Noun Bだ” it sounds like “nothing else but Noun A is Noun B” so it’s very exclusive.

俺の忍道 (pronoun + particle + noun) means “my ninja way”.
俺 is the first person pronoun usually used by men and の is the possessive particle so 俺の means “my” and 忍道 means “ninja way”. It’s a personal rule that each ninja lives by, their way of living as a ninja, their motto or belief.

だ (auxiliary verb) is used to affirm what the speaker said.

So それが俺の忍道だ means “that is my ninja way”.

Examples

は as the replacement for を

バナナは毎日まいにち食たべる。

banana wa mainichi taberu.

I eat bananas everyday.

Original: 毎日まいにちバナナを食たべる。

その映画えいがは先週せんしゅう、映画館えいがかんで見みた。

sono eiga wa senshū, eigakan de mita.

I watched that movie at the cinema last week.

Original: 先週せんしゅう、映画館えいがかんでその映画えいがを見みた。

雑誌ざっしは資源しげんごみの日ひに捨すてたよ。

zasshi wa shigen gomi no hi ni suteta yo.

I threw away the magazines on the recycling collection day.

Original: 資源しげんごみの日ひに雑誌ざっしを捨すてたよ。

〜を曲げる (to go back on/take back something)

父ちちは自分じぶんの信念しんねんを曲まげない。

chichi wa jibun no shinnen o magenai.

My father sticks to his belief.

一度いちど決きめた事ことは絶対ぜったい曲まげない。最後さいごまでやり遂とげる！

ichido kimeta koto wa zettai magenai. saigo made yaritogeru!

I will never take back what I’ve decided once. I will see it through to the end!

簡単かんたんに自分じぶんの意見いけんを曲まげる人ひとは信用しんようできない。

kantan ni jibun no iken o mageru hito wa shin’yō dekinai.

I can’t trust people who change their opinion easily.

Reflective Pronoun 自分 vs The First-Person Pronoun

自分じぶんの家いえを建たてたら、（私わたしの家いえに）遊あそびに来きてください。

jibun no ie o tatetara, (watashi no ie ni) asobi ni kite kudasai.

If I build a house of my own, please come visit my house.

私わたしの家いえに can be omitted

自分じぶん探さがしの旅たびに出でます。（私わたしを）捜さがさないでください。

jibun sagashi no tabi ni demasu. (watashi o) sagasanaide kudasai.

I will be on a journey of self-discovery. Please don’t look for me.

私わたしを can be omitted

（僕ぼくは）自分じぶんを愛あいしたい。そして、自分じぶんのために生いきたい。

(boku wa) jibun o aishitai. soshite jibun no tame ni ikitai.

I want to love myself. And I want to live for myself.

僕ぼくは can be omitted

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Naruto’s Quote

Japanese: 火影になる奴に近道はねぇし、なった奴に逃げ道はねぇよ！
Romaji: hokage ni naru yatsu ni chikamichi wa nē shi, natta yatsu ni nigemichi wa nē yo!
English: There are no shortcuts to becoming Hokage and there is no way out once you become one!

Analysis

The sentence is a bit long but the structure is quite simple. It’s one sentence that consists of two clauses connected with the conjunction particle し meaning “and”. And both clauses have the grammar “Noun A に Noun B はない”. ねぇ is the broken version of ない meaning “nonexistent” so it means “A has no B”.

So the structure of this sentence is simply “A has no B and C has no D”.

火影になる奴に近道はねぇ

Noun A: 火影になる奴

火影 literally means Fire Shadow which is a word that only exists in the Naruto world. It’s the highest class of ninja and often the strongest, representing the Konoha village.

Something になる means “to become something”. So 火影になる means “become Hokage” and it modifies the following noun 奴 which is a rough way of saying 人 meaning “a person”.

So 火影になる奴 can be translated as “One who becomes Hokage”.

Noun B: 近道

Each kanji means “close” and “path” so it means “shortcut”.

So the first clause 火影になる奴に近道はねぇ means “One who becomes Hokage has no shortcut”.

なった奴に逃げ道はねぇ

Noun C: なった奴

なった is the ta-form of なる and it modifies the following noun 奴 so it means “one who has become”. 火影に is omitted this time to avoid redundancy.

Noun D: 逃げ道

It literally means “runaway” “path” so it means “way out”.

So the second clause なった奴に逃げ道はねぇ means “One who has become (Hokage) has no way out”.

よ is the sentence ending particle used to make the listener become aware of what the speaker says.

Notice that a verb ta-form is often used to express the past tense but in this case, it doesn’t mean he’s talking about the past. The form of a verb can also express if an action is incomplete or complete at a certain point of time.

So there is a point in time where someone becomes Hokage and 火影になる奴 indicates the one before that point where the action is incomplete, whereas 火影になった奴 indicates the one after that point where the action is complete.

So he’s simply saying that until you become Hokage there are no shortcuts, and once you’ve become Hokage, there’s no way out.

Examples

A に B はない (A has no B)

お前まえに拒否きょひする権利けんりはない。

omae ni kyohi suru kenri wa nai.

You have no right to refuse.

愛あいに国境こっきょうはない。

ai ni kokkyō wa nai.

Love has no borders.

戦たたかわない者ものに勝利しょうりはない。

tatakawanai mono ni shōri wa nai.

There is no victory for those who do not fight.

Clause + し + Clause (and)

ハーブティーを飲のむと体からだが温あたたまるし、リラックスできる。

hābutī o nomu to karada ga atatamaru shi, rirakkusu dekiru.

When I drink herb tea, my body gets warm and I can relax.

このホテルはサービスがいいし、食事しょくじもおいしいので、よく泊とまります。

kono hoteru wa sābisu ga ii shi, shokuji mo oishii node, yoku tomarimasu.

This hotel provides good service and the food is also good, so I stay here often.

うちのおばあちゃんはすごく元気げんきだ。よく食たべるし、よく寝ねるし、よく笑わらう。

uchi no obāchan wa sugoku genki da. yoku taberu shi, yoku neru shi, yoku warau.

My grandma is super healthy. She eats a lot, sleeps a lot, and laughs a lot.

Ta-Form for Complete Actions

疲つかれた時ときは、お風呂ふろに入はいって早はやく寝ねます。

tsukareta toki wa, ofuro ni haitte hayaku nemasu.

When I’m tired, I have a bath and go to bed early.

この仕事しごとが終おわったら帰かえります。

kono shigoto ga owatta ra, kaerimasu. 

Once I finish this work, I will go home.

買かったお肉にくはすぐに冷蔵庫れいぞうこに入いれてください。

katta oniku wa sugu ni reizōko ni irete kudasai.

Once you buy meat, please put it in the fridge quickly.

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Itachi’s Quote

Japanese: 俺のことをずっと許さなくていい。お前がこれからどうなろうと、俺はお前をずっと愛している。
Romaji: ore no koto o zutto yurusanakute ii. omae ga korekara dō narō to, ore wa omae o zutto aishiteiru.
English: You don’t ever have to forgive me. No matter what you decide to do from now, I will love you forever.

Analysis

俺のことをずっと許さなくていい。

俺 is a manly way to say “I or me”.

The particle の followed by こと means “about”, so 俺のこと means “about me”.

The を particle indicates the direct object of the following verb.

ずっと means “for a long time”, “all along”, or “forever” which is used when something is in the same state continuously.

許さなくていい is formed with the verb 許す meaning “forgive” and なくていい meaning “don’t have to”. So you use the nai-form of a verb, delete the い and add くていい to mean “don’t have to do something”. For example, “don’t have to go” – the nai-form of the verb “行く” is 行かない so it’s 行かなくていい. “don’t have to come” – the nai-form of the verb “来る” is 来ない so it’s 来なくていい. 

お前がこれからどうなろうと、俺はお前をずっと愛している。

The first clause お前がこれからどうなろうと is the subordinate clause which is “Aが どう + a verb volitional form + と” meaning “no matter how A does something”.

The A is お前 meaning “you”, which can be used towards inferiors or equals in a manly and friendly way.

これから means “from now on”.

なろう is the volitional form of なる meaning “to become or change” so “No matter how you change from now on”. In the anime it’s translated to “No matter what you decide to do” or “no matter what happens to you”.

And the second clause 俺はお前をずっと愛している is the main clause which is A は B を愛している meaning “A loves B” so 俺 (I) はお前 (you) をずっと (forever) 愛している means “I will love you forever”. 

Examples

Verb + なくていい (don’t have to)

今日きょうは学校がっこうに行いかなくていいよ。

kyō wa gakkō ni ika nakuteii yo.

You don’t have to go to school today.

嫌きらいなら、食たべなくていい。

kirai nara, tabe nakuteii.

If you don’t like it, you don’t have to eat it.

何なにもしなくていい。座すわってて。

nani mo shi nakuteii. suwattete.

You don’t have to do anything. Stay sitting.

Interrogative + Volitional Form + と (no matter wh__/how)

あんたが何なにをしようと、私わたしには関係かんけいない。

anta ga nani o shiyō to, watashi ni wa kankei nai.

No matter what you do, it’s none of my business.

どこにいようと、いつも仕事しごとのことを考かんがえている。

doko ni iyō to, itsumo shigoto no koto o kangaeteiru.

No matter where I am, I am always thinking about work.

どの道みちを選えらぼうと、私わたしは応援おうえんするよ。

dono michi o erabō to, watashi wa ōen suru yo.

No matter which path you choose, I will support you.

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Naruto’s Quote

Japanese: 仲間一人救えねぇ奴が火影になんてなれるかよ。
Romaji: nakama hitori sukuenee yatsu ga hokage ni nante nareru ka yo.
English: How can a guy who can’t save one friend become Hokage?

Analysis

仲間 means “a friend” who shares the same goal or destiny and work together in a group or organisation.

一人 means “one person”.

救えねぇ is a rough way to say 救えない meaning “can’t save”.

奴 means “a fellow” or “a guy”. So 仲間一人救えねぇ奴 means “a guy who can’t save one friend”.

が is a subject marker which is often mixed up with a topic marker は. There are several rules about が and は but basically “が” is used to emphasise what comes before and “は” is used to emphasise what comes after. For example, for the sentence “Naruto is eating ramen” if you say ナルトがラーメンを食べている it implies the one who is eating ramen is Naruto, not anyone else. So the question for this answer would be “誰がラーメンを食べている？” (WHO is eating ramen?) On the other hand, if you say ナルトはラーメンを食べている Naruto is just a topic of the sentence and the important part is his action “to be eating ramen”. So the question for this answer would be “ナルトは何をしている？” (WHAT is Naruto DOING?)

火影 literally means “Fire Shadow” which is a word that only exists in the Naruto world. It’s the highest class of ninja and often the strongest, representing the Konoha village.

A noun + the target particle に + なる means “to become something” and the potential form of なる is なれる. So 火影になれる means “can become Hokage”.

なんて emphasises the word or sentence which comes before and usually expresses negative feelings of the speaker such as disgust, disbelief, belittling and so on. So Naruto is saying that there is no point in becoming Hokage if he can’t save his friend.

This か is used for a rhetorical question which is a question that you ask without expecting an answer. It’s used to make a point, to persuade or for literary effect. So Naruto is strongly persuading Kakashi that it’s impossible for him to become Hokage without saving his friend by using a rhetorical question.

This よ is simply used to emphasise his opinion and emotion in order to make listeners aware of it.

Examples

なんて (used to emphasise the word or sentence before)

あんな話はなしを信しんじるなんて、馬鹿ばかだね。

anna hanashi o shinjiru nante baka dane.

You are so stupid that you believe that kind of story.

政治家せいじかなんて、だいたい信用しんようできない。

sējika nante daitai shin’yō dekinai.

Most politicians can’t be trusted.

こんな時間じかんに来くるなんて、非常識ひじょうしきだよ。

konna jikan ni kuru nante hijyōshiki dayo.

It’s inappropriate to come at this time.

かよ (used for a rhetorical question)

宇宙人うちゅうじんが地下ちかにいるなんて、ありえるかよ。

uchūjin ga chika ni iru nante arieru kayo.

How can it be possible that there are aliens under ground? (It can’t be!)

こんな格好かっこうで外そとに行いけるかよ。

konna kakkō de soto ni ikeru kayo.

How can I go out dressed like this? (No, I can’t!)

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