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I would love that. But "to aru" also actually means something in Japanese, which I would translate like, "there is an". Disclaimer: I definitely am not an exper
by delluminatus 12y ago
I would love that. But "to aru" also actually means something in Japanese, which I would translate like, "there is an". Disclaimer: I definitely am not an expert on Japanese.
It's actually kind of hard to translate concisely, IMO the phrase that best captures the meaning of "ToAru-OS" is "There exists an OS". But it's kind of awkward.
If we used the Raildex translation, ToAru-OS would be "A Certain OS".
- gh02t 12y agoYeah, I think something along the lines of "an existant OS" is an acceptable translation. "To aru" has a subtle connotation implying that it is a standalone thing in its own regard. It's a pretty clever name for a hobby project like this, IMO.
- byuu 12y agoSorry for going off-topic here to the thread, but ... As someone studying the language, can you explain what the と portion of the name means? I am aware of the ある (有る) portion, "to exist", and that と is being used here to represent a clause, eg "Xと言った" (X said), "Xと思った" (X thought). But in this case, there's nothing before とある, so why say と at all in this case? Why not just say あるOS?
- delluminatus 12y agoI think it's stylistic. The anime series (To aru majutsu no index) uses the same style of "to aru <noun>" instead of "<noun> to aru". It reminds me of Latin, where you can adjust the position of phrases in the sentence for emphasis or rhythm. Personally, I think of the "to" as emphasizing the specificity of the phrase, if that makes sense. It's not just that "an OS", it's this specific OS that's being referenced by "aru".
- byuu 12y agoAh, most interesting. Didn't think you were allowed to ever move "X to <verb>" to "to <verb> X", but great to know that this happens. Thank you for the explanation!