Mar 19, 2023 17:19
1 yr ago
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Japanese term
Italy
妖精の国の一つ
Non-PRO
Japanese to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Dear ProZ members,
I stumbled upon this sentence in a cartoon:
ここは妖精の国の一つ
(This is one of the fairy kingdoms.)
I was wondering if this is the only possible translation or if it could be interpreted as "This is one part of the fairy kingdom".
At this point of the story the author introduced only one fairy kingdom, but it may be a hint for the future, so I don't know what to do.
Thank you so much!
I stumbled upon this sentence in a cartoon:
ここは妖精の国の一つ
(This is one of the fairy kingdoms.)
I was wondering if this is the only possible translation or if it could be interpreted as "This is one part of the fairy kingdom".
At this point of the story the author introduced only one fairy kingdom, but it may be a hint for the future, so I don't know what to do.
Thank you so much!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | one of the fairy kingdoms |
Yuki Okada
|
| 4 | About kingdom |
Yuko Okada
|
Proposed translations
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48 mins
Yuki Okada
Canada
Canada
Native in Japanese
Canada
Engineering translator
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
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one of the fairy kingdoms
Your first interpretation is right. If they wanted to say, "this is one part of the fairy kingdom," then it would be 妖精の国の一部. I think ～の一つ is often used because one of ..." is often used in English. So it is safe to translate "back" to it.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much!"
1 day 20 hrs
Yuko Okada
Japan
Japan
Native in Japanese
Specializes in field
Japan
TOEIC815, Medical Translation Courses
Native in: Japanese (Variant: Standard-Japan)
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
About kingdom
I can agree with the translation done by Yuki. However, I'd like to add some comments about kingdom. You can say 「妖精界」for the world of fairies. Another example is 「魔界」for demon world. Therefore, you can translate it 「妖精界の一つ」in Japanese. I hope you will enjoy my suggestions.
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Note added at 1 day 20 hrs (2023-03-21 13:36:35 GMT)
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The example above is the definition of fairies in Japanese.
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Note added at 1 day 20 hrs (2023-03-21 13:36:35 GMT)
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The example above is the definition of fairies in Japanese.
Example sentence:
人間界に密接した世界に住み、変幻自在の超自然的な存在。その美醜、大小、善悪などの性状は地域や時代によって甚だ異なるが、一般にはきわめて人間に近い姿や性質をもち、良心や節操
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