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Escanor’s Quote

Japanese: 魔の神とやら…人間に見下される気分はどうだ？
Romaji: ma no kami to yara… ningen ni mikudasareru kibun wa dō da?
English: Demon God or whatever it’s called… How does it feel to be looked down upon by a human?

Analysis

魔 means “evil” or “demon”, and a noun with the particle の modifies the following noun 神 meaning “god” so 魔の神 means “god of demon” or “demon god”.

The combination of the particles と and やら is used with something you vaguely remember, or you’re not familiar with. So when it’s used with someone’s name, it means you’re not really sure of the name but don’t bother asking. Therefore, it often sounds rude if you use this when calling someone’s name.

So 魔の神とやら can be translated as “Demon God or whatever it’s called”.

人間 (noun) means “human”.

“Someone に a verb passive-form” means “to be done something by someone”. 見下される is the passive form of 見下す meaning “to look down upon” so 人間に見下される means “to be looked down upon by a human”, and it modifies the following noun, 気分 meaning “feeling”.

は is the topic particle. So the topic of this sentence is 人間に見下される気分 which directly means “feeling of being looked down upon by a human”.

どうだ is the combination of the interrogative どう meaning “how” and the auxiliary verb だ. だ is usually used with a noun or na-adjective when you want to assert or declare the statement such as こっちだ meaning “It’s this way!” 明日は雨だ meaning “It’s going to rain tomorrow”. But when it’s used with interrogative words like だれ (who), どこ (where), いつ (when) and so on, it expresses the speaker’s strong demand for the answer. So it’s often used by a very manly or bossy person.

So 人間に見下される気分はどうだ directly means “how is the feeling of being looked down upon by a human“.

Examples

とやら (used with something you vaguely remember/you’re not familiar with)

さっき鈴木すずきさんとやらから電話でんわがあったよ。

sakki suzuki-san toyara kara denwa ga atta yo.

I got a phone call from Suzuki-san or such name just before.

あの団体だんたいは地球平面説ちきゅうへいめんせつとやらを強つよく信しんじている。

ano dantai wa chikyūheimensetsu toyara o tsuyoku shinjite iru.

That group strongly believes the flat earth theory or whatever it’s called.

〜に + Passive

昨日きのう、彼氏かれしに振ふられた。

kinō kareshi ni furareta.

Yesterday, I was dumped by my boyfriend.

車くるまにはねられたけど、なんとか無事ぶじだった。

kuruma ni hanerareta kedo, nantoka buji datta.

I was hit by a car, but somehow I was safe.

気分 (feeling)

褒ほめられて、気分きぶんが良よくなった。

homerarete, kibun ga yoku natta.

I was complimented and it made me feel good.

今夜こんやは出でかける気分きぶんじゃない。

kon’ya wa dekakeru kibun janai.

I don’t feel like going out tonight.

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Escanor’s Quote

Japanese: 決めるのは我だ。
Romaji: kimeru no wa ware da.
English: The one who gets to decide is me.

Analysis

This is the basic grammar AはBだ meaning “A is B”.

A: 決めるの

決める is a verb dictionary form meaning “to decide”. The particle の is what is called the “nominaliser” which makes a verb or adjective before work as a noun. So 決めるの means “the one who decides”.

B: 我

It means “I” or “me” which is hardly used in real life as the first person pronoun. It is very old and archaic so in anime it’s often used by high ranking samurai or kings. So if you call yourself 我 in a real conversation, you might sound very arrogant, or it just sounds funny.

In Japan, there are many ways to say “I” or “me” depending on gender, age, situations, regions, and so on. So I will introduce some of the first person pronouns commonly used in real life.

The most common first person pronoun is 私. For females, It can be used in both casual and formal situations, so if you are a woman, you can just stick to this. If you are a man, 私 is usually used in formal situations such as job interviews, formal speech, or whenever you talk to clients or superiors. In casual speech, men tend to use 俺 or 僕. So what’s the difference between them?

俺 sounds masculine and informal, whereas 僕 sounds softer and more formal than 俺. 俺 is often used when they talk to their family or close friends as they want to be cool and manlike rather than being “a good boy“. 僕 can also be used in semi-formal speech but when you’re not sure which pronoun to use in a formal situation, just use 私 as it never sounds rude.

決めるのは我だ

It means “The one who gets to decide is me” or “It is me who gets to decide”. As you know, in Japanese a noun usually comes first and a verb comes on the end of the sentence, but by using this grammar “verb or adjective plain form + のは + noun + だ”, you can emphasise the noun. 

Examples

Verb/Adjective Plain-Form のは Noun だ (it is N that …, the one that … is N)

探さがしていたのはこの本ほんだ！

sagashite ita no wa kono hon da!

This is the book that I was looking for!

いつも損そんするのは私わたしだ。

itsumo son suru no wa watashi da.

It is always me who suffers a loss.

うるさいのはお前まえだ！

urusai no wa omae da!

It’s you who is noisy!

First Person Pronouns

(自己紹介じこしょうかいで) 私わたしの趣味しゅみは料理りょうりです。よろしくお願ねがいします。

(jikoshōkai de) watashi no shumi wa ryōri desu. yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

(When introducing yourself) My hobby is cooking. Nice to meet you.

黙だまって俺おれについてこい！

damatte ore ni tsuite koi!

Shut up and just follow me!

お嬢じょうさんを僕ぼくにください！

ojō-san o boku ni kudasai!

Please allow me to marry your daughter! (lit. please give me your daughter) 

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