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Japanese meaning of わかっててもやりたくなるのが兄弟ってものさ

— Tap Oceano ／ Metal Armor Dragonar

わかっててもやりたくなるのがきょうだいってものさ (Wakattete mo yaritaku naru no ga kyōdai tte mono sa.)

English Translation:

That's what siblings are: you do it even when you know it's no use.

Work: Character: Emotion: Scene:

Original Scene & Cultural Context

Scene in the Original Work:

In Metal Armor Dragonar, episode 34, Tap sees Linda searching the radar for her missing brother Meyer, even though it seems hopeless, and quietly says this.
日本語で読む
『機甲戦記ドラグナー』第34話で、行方のわからない兄マイヨをレーダーで探し続けるリンダを見て、タップがこうつぶやく。

Cultural Context:

Tap is usually the joker of the team, so this gentle line shows his kind side.
日本語で読む
ふだんはお調子者のタップが見せた、やさしい一面のセリフ。

Grammar & Learning Points

Grammar Point

•「わかってても」= even if you know (casual of わかっていても). •「〜ってものさ」= that's what ~ is like (casual, male).
日本語で読む
•「わかってても」は「わかっていても」のくだけた形。•「〜ってものさ」は「〜とはそういうものだ」という言い方。

Trap for English Speakers

兄弟 can mean siblings in general, including sisters, not only brothers.
日本語で読む
「兄弟」は兄と弟だけでなく、姉妹を含めた兄弟姉妹全体を指すこともある。

Example

Example 1Basic Example

  1. 弟が試験に落ちたと聞いて、夜中に何度も電話する姉に、母は「わかっててもやりたくなるのが兄弟ってものね」と言った。

    Seeing my sister call her brother again and again late at night after he failed his exam, Mom said, "That's what siblings are: you do it even when you know it's no use."

Example 2Applied Example

  1. （買ってはいけないとわかっていて、またガチャを回す父に）わかっててもやりたくなるのがガチャってものさ

    (To Dad, spinning the gacha again though he knows he shouldn't) "That's what gacha is: you do it even when you know it's no use."

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