Quotes
Japanese meaning of 今度は私が兄さんを守る番だ
— Doryokuman ／ Tottemo! Luckyman
Voice sample:
こんどはわたしがにいさんをまもるばんだ (Kondo wa watashi ga nīsan o mamoru ban da)
English Translation:
Now it's my turn to protect you, brother.
Original Scene & Cultural Context
Scene in the Original Work:
In Tottemo! Luckyman, Doryokuman learns the real reason his older brother Shoriman kept him away from fighting, and steps forward with these words to fight at the front.
日本語で読む
『とっても！ラッキーマン』で、努力マンが、兄の勝利マンが自分を戦いから遠ざけていた本当の理由を知り、こう言って前に出る。
Cultural Context:
The three brothers Shoriman, Yujoman and Doryokuman stand for 勝利・友情・努力 (victory, friendship, effort), the famous keywords of Weekly Shonen Jump. This is one of the serious, moving moments inside the gag series. People may also say it when they take over a role from someone who has always looked after them.
日本語で読む
勝利マン・友情マン・努力マンの三兄弟は、少年ジャンプの合言葉「友情・努力・勝利」から名づけられている。ギャグ漫画の中の、まじめで熱い場面のひとつ。ずっと世話をしてくれた人に、今度は自分が恩を返すときに言うこともある。
Grammar & Learning Points
Grammar Point
•「今度は」= this time, now. •「〜番だ」= it's (someone's) turn to…. •「兄さん」= older brother, a respectful way to call him.
日本語で読む
•「今度は」は、こんどこそ、今回は。•「〜番だ」は、〜する順番だ。•「兄さん」は兄を呼ぶ、ていねいな言い方。
Trap for English Speakers
兄さん is used to call your own older brother. For someone else's brother, say お兄さん.
日本語で読む
「兄さん」は自分の兄を呼ぶ言葉。人の兄のことは「お兄さん」と言う。
Example
Example 1Basic Example
入院した兄の病室で、弟は「今度は私が兄さんを守る番だ」と言った。
In his older brother's hospital room, the younger brother said, "Now it's my turn to protect you, brother."
Example 2Applied Example
（兄のプリンを狙う母の前に、弟が立ちはだかって）今度は私が兄さんのプリンを守る番だ！
(A younger brother blocking Mom, who is after his brother's pudding) "Now it's my turn to protect your pudding, brother!"
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