Quotes
Japanese meaning of 俺が鎧の巨人で、こいつが超大型巨人ってやつだ
— Reiner Braun ／ Attack on Titan
Voice sample:
おれがよろいのきょじんで、こいつがちょうおおがたきょじんってやつだ (Ore ga Yoroi no Kyojin de, koitsu ga Chō-ōgata Kyojin tte yatsu da.)
English Translation:
I'm the Armored Titan, and this guy here is what you'd call the Colossal Titan.
Work: Attack on TitanCharacter: Reiner BraunEmotion: Cool & Serious Fear & TensionScene: Confession Intro
Original Scene & Cultural Context
Scene in the Original Work:
In Attack on Titan (manga chapter 42 and anime season 2, episode 6, both titled "Warrior"), Eren, Reiner and Bertolt are on top of the wall during a lull after a Titan attack. Reiner begins by saying that five years ago they were the ones who broke the wall and attacked humanity, then suddenly reveals this to Eren. Eren can only reply in disbelief, "Huh...? What are you talking about?"
日本語で読む
『進撃の巨人』漫画第42話・アニメ2期第6話（ともに「戦士」）。巨人の襲撃がひと段落した壁の上で、ライナーは5年前に壁を壊して人類を攻撃したのは自分たちだと切り出し、突然エレンにこう打ち明ける。エレンは「は…？何言ってんだお前…」と、信じられない様子で返す。
Cultural Context:
The Armored Titan and the Colossal Titan broke through the wall five years earlier, and who they really were had been one of the story's biggest mysteries. Because the reveal comes so abruptly, the scene became famous and is much discussed by fans. The line could also be used playfully when introducing two people's roles at once.
日本語で読む
鎧の巨人と超大型巨人は5年前に壁を破った巨人で、その正体は物語の大きな謎だった。打ち明け方があまりに唐突なため、有名な場面としてファンの間でよく語られている。二人の役割をまとめて紹介する場面で、冗談まじりに使うことも考えられる。
Grammar & Learning Points
Grammar Point
•「AがBで、CがD」= A is B, and C is D (で links the two parts). •「こいつ」= this guy (casual, a bit rough). •「〜ってやつだ」= what you'd call ~ (a casual way of naming something).
日本語で読む
•「AがBで、CがD」の「で」は、二つの内容をつなぐ。•「こいつ」は近くの人をくだけて指す言い方。•「〜ってやつだ」は「いわゆる〜だ」というくだけた言い方。
Trap for English Speakers
やつ in 〜ってやつ does not mean "guy" here. It means "thing": "what you'd call the Colossal Titan." Also, こいつ can sound rude, so use it only with close friends.
日本語で読む
「〜ってやつ」の「やつ」は人ではなく「もの・こと」を指し、「いわゆる超大型巨人」という意味。また「こいつ」は失礼に聞こえることがあるので、親しい相手にだけ使う。
Example
Example 1Basic Example
文化祭の劇で、ライナー役の兄はベルトルト役の友だちを指さし、「俺が鎧の巨人で、こいつが超大型巨人ってやつだ」と言った。
In the school festival play, my brother, playing Reiner, pointed at his friend playing Bertolt and said, "I'm the Armored Titan, and this guy here is what you'd call the Colossal Titan."
Example 2Applied Example
（バーベキューで、隣の弟を指さした兄が）俺が焼き係で、こいつが食べ係ってやつだ
(My older brother at a barbecue, pointing at our little brother) "I'm on grilling duty, and this guy here is what you'd call eating duty."
Quick check
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