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Learn Japanese with Anime - How Many Breads Have You Eaten In Your Life? (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

In this video, we’re going to analyse Dio Brando’s quote from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Jojo no Kimyou na Bouken, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険).

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Analysis

()(まえ) (pronoun) is a rough way of saying “you”. You need to be very careful using this word as it could be friendly or offensive depending on the relationship between you and the listener so it’s better not to use ()(まえ) in real life.

The は particle shows the preceding noun is the topic of the sentence. So ()(まえ)は is like “as for you” or “with regard to you”.

(いま)()() (adverb) :(いま) means “now” and ()() means “until” so (いま)()() means “until now”, “so far” or “up to this time”.

()()() means “ate”. It’s the past tense of the verb ()() meaning “to eat”. ()() (eat) and ()()() (ate) are the rough version of ()()() and ()()() respectively.

So (いま)()()()()() means “ate until now” and it modifies the following noun ()() meaning “bread”, so (いま)()()()()()()() means “bread (that) you ate until now”.

The の particle is used when the preceding noun modifies the following noun. And the following noun is (まい)(すう) meaning “the number” so ()()(まい)(すう) means “the number of breads”.

(まい)(すう) consists of the counter (まい) and (すう) meaning “number”. The counter (まい) is only used to count flat shaped objects such as paper, tissue, plates, towels, and so on. In this case, he refers to slices of white bread which is flat so the counter (まい) is used. So ()()(まい)(すう) actually means “the number of sliced breads”.

を is the particle that indicates the direct object of the following verb.
The direct object is (いま)()()()()()()()(まい)(すう) meaning “the number of breads you ate until now” and the following verb is (おぼ)()()いる meaning “remember”.

Lastly, のか (particles) marked by rising intonation is used to ask a question about what you see or hear. In this scene, he was asked how many lives he has taken, which leads him to ask back this question.

So ()(まえ)(いま)()()()()()()()(まい)(すう)(おぼ)()()いるのか means “Do you remember the number of breads you ate until now?”

What he’s saying is you never count how many slices of bread you eat because they are only common food which is not important enough for you to keep track. And for Dio who is a vampire, people’s lives are his common food, just like bread for normal people.

Sentences

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Dio Brando’s Quote

How many breads have you eaten in your life?

今まで (until now)

Where have you been?
I didn't know such a word until now.
I will try harder than ever to pass the test.

Counter + 数 (the amount/number of something)

Shipping costs vary depending on weight and quantity.
The number of people joining the meeting is six.
The number of trains running on this line is very few.

覚えている (remember)

Do you remember me?
I don't remember what the movie was about.
I remembered a second ago, but I've already forgotten.

NOTE

  • おぼえる – to memorise
  • おもす – to recall

 

I memorised this kanji just before but I can't recall it at all!

のか (asking a question about what you see or hear)

A: Hey, you! B: …? Are you talking to me?
A: … (dozing off) B: Are you sleepy?
A: Osaka food is delicious, isn't it? B: Have you been to Osaka before?

NOTE

  • In this usage, か is usually removed in real life as it sounds stiff for casual speech.
  • When there is wh-word, e.g. 何 (what), どこ(where), いつ (when), 誰(who), なぜ(why) etc, の or んだ is used instead of のか.
What did you steal?

NG: 何を盗んだのか?
OK: 何を盗んだ?
OK: 何を盗んだんだ? (sounds a bit stiff)

 

Vocabulary

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iku
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to go
ijou
noun, adverb
  1. beyond (e.g. one's expectations)
imamade
noun, adverb
  1. until now
utouto
adverb, adverb taking the to particle, suru verb
  1. dozing off
oosaka
noun
  1. Osaka (city, prefecture)
oboeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to memorise; to remember
omae
pronoun
  1. you (formerly honorific, now oft. derog. in ref. to an equal or inferior)
omoidasu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to recall; to remember
ore
pronoun
  1. I (rough or arrogant)
kaigi
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. meeting
kawaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to change
kanji
noun
  1. kanji
ganbaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to persevere; to do one's best

Kanji

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Stroke Count
10 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. I, myself
Readings
Kun'yomi: おれ、われ。
On'yomi: エン。
Stroke Count
2 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. person
Readings
Kun'yomi: ひと、-と、-り。
On'yomi: ニン、ジン。
Stroke Count
3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. above, up
Readings
Kun'yomi: あ.げる、-あ.がり、-あ.がる、-あ.げる、-うえ、よ.す、あ.がり、あ.がる、うえ、かみ、うわ-、のぼ.す、のぼ.り、のぼ.る、のぼ.せる。
On'yomi: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン。
Stroke Count
3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. large, big
Readings
Kun'yomi: おお、おお.きい、おお.いに、もと、まさる、ひろし、はじめ、とも、たかし、おう、わ、うふ、-おお.いに、おお-。
On'yomi: ダイ、ダ、タイ、タ。
Stroke Count
4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. now
Readings
Kun'yomi: いま。
On'yomi: コン、キン。
Stroke Count
5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings
Kun'yomi: -で、-だ.す、だ.す、で.る、い.だす、い.でる。
On'yomi: スイ、シュツ。
Stroke Count
5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings
Kun'yomi: もと。
On'yomi: ホン。
Stroke Count
6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. going, journey
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.く、ゆ.く、おこな.う、おこな.い、C、-い.き、-ゆ.き、-いき、-ゆき、おこ.なう。
On'yomi: C、A、ゴウ、コウ、アン、ヒン、A、ギョウ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. car
Readings
Kun'yomi: くるま。
On'yomi: シャ。
Stroke Count
9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. in front, before
Readings
Kun'yomi: まえ、さき、-まえ。
On'yomi: ゼン、セン。
Stroke Count
9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. eat, food
Readings
Kun'yomi: た.べる、く.う、く.らう、は.む、やしな.う。
On'yomi: イ、ジキ、ジ、ショク、シ。
Stroke Count
13 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. electricity
Readings
Kun'yomi: いなずま。
On'yomi: デン、テン。
Stroke Count
4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. few, little
Readings
Kun'yomi: すく.ない、すこ.し。
On'yomi: ショウ。
Stroke Count
5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings
Kun'yomi: もっ.て、もち。
On'yomi: イ。
Stroke Count
6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings
Kun'yomi: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる。
On'yomi: エ、ケ、カイ。
Stroke Count
6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. character, letter, word, section of village
Readings
Kun'yomi: あざな、あざ、めぐ.む、-な。
On'yomi: ジ、シ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. private, I, me
Readings
Kun'yomi: わたくし、わたし、わたくし.する、わし、ひそ.か。
On'yomi: シ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. say
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.う、こと。
On'yomi: ゴン、ゲン。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. run
Readings
Kun'yomi: はし.る、はしり、かける、ゆき。
On'yomi: ス、ソウ。
Stroke Count
8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. thing, object, matter
Readings
Kun'yomi: もの、もの-。
On'yomi: モツ、モチ、ブツ。

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