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Re: Would it be possible
It's not much of a correction, so much as it is a different interpretation. Your translation was fine, but I felt that there was a better way to capture the meaning. I do feel that your use of imperative form was spot on, because requesting someone to 'please achieve your dreams' lacks a lot of punch compared to telling them 'Achieve your dreams; do it NOW!'. It just seems absurd to use a polite request to give someone inspiration. I can't really give advice on the Chinese :/
@uraharaisimba:
Here's the info if you need it:
夢見て、信じて、果たせ
yumemite, shinjite, hatase
"Dream, believe, achieve"
夢を持ったら、信じて、果たせ
yume o mottara, shinjite, hatase
"If you have a dream, believe in it, make it real"
I think it would be more along the lines of 夢見て、信じて、果たせ, which translates to 'dream, believe, achieve'. The pronoun 'it' usually doesn't have enough meaning in English to be differentiated from the verb in Japanese. Alternatively, if you want to keep the sense of a series of steps, beginning with a dream, then 夢を持ったら、信じて、果たせ. "If you have a dream, believe in it, make it real."...
Japanese: 夢を持って、それを信じて、そして果たせ。
lit: Have a dream, believe in it, and then accomplish it. (T/N: command form)
Anyone with better ideas please correct me!
It's not much of a correction, so much as it is a different interpretation. Your translation was fine, but I felt that there was a better way to capture the meaning. I do feel that your use of imperative form was spot on, because requesting someone to 'please achieve your dreams' lacks a lot of punch compared to telling them 'Achieve your dreams; do it NOW!'. It just seems absurd to use a polite request to give someone inspiration. I can't really give advice on the Chinese :/
@uraharaisimba:
Here's the info if you need it:
夢見て、信じて、果たせ
yumemite, shinjite, hatase
"Dream, believe, achieve"
夢を持ったら、信じて、果たせ
yume o mottara, shinjite, hatase
"If you have a dream, believe in it, make it real"
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