with love
For those who love SLAM DUNK
This blog is about a boy living in the Reiwa era (basketball experience: 3 years in junior high school) who has read "SLAM DUNK" from volume 1, vents his curiosity and questions, and tries to research and resolve them!
Let's learn together about basketball, which is currently booming in Japan!
And this time
Why did the author give it that title?
We will consider the differences between the Showa era and the present!
Contents
3rd QuarterIs #7's "I'm a basketball man" grammatically correct?
Conclusion: A title unique to Sakuragi
When I saw this title, the phrase "I'm a student" came to mind.
The title of this song is "I'm basket man."
In conclusion, both are correct. However, if you translate "I'm basket man" literally, it becomes "A strange basket man."
However, since the cover of issue #7 features Hanamichi Sakuragi with a ball in his hand, this title is perfect. And I think it's impressive that Mr. Inoue was able to come up with the title with such careful consideration.
Without articles (=determinatives), it is difficult for native speakers to understand
The reason why the translation ended up as "Strange Basketball Man" this time is because the article "a" was left out.
Here
Every singular noun in English needs an article of some kind.
Just remember this!
4Q: In the Showa era, did you call boys by their surnames and girls by their given names?
The girls, such as the managers Ayako and Haruko, are often called by their first names.
If you were asked to name five characters from Slam Dunk,
Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, Kogure, Ayako
You would answer like this, right?
Yes, Ayako is the only one who is called by her first name! In the Showa era, was it normal to call boys by their surnames and girls by their first names?
However, the setting of Slam Dunk is Kanagawa Prefecture, where I lived for two years during my elementary school years.
Looking back at that time, we always called each other by our last names, regardless of gender.
How about you guys? Tell me~
...It's a mystery...
The game ends here! Thank you for reading through the first volume! We will continue with the second volume, so let's have fun learning together again!
The second quarter of volume 1 has ended, and after the break the third quarter will begin!