two questions wrapped in one fine sentence

**cacawate** · Aug 17, 2003, 05:48

Alright, I've been looking around the internet trying to figure this one sentence out. With no luck so far, I can't wait to hear the answer. The sentence is:

みゃくどうかんってやつ？

Just to give some context to the situation, someone asked, "and what's this artwork called?" right before this sentence. The みゃくどうかん was also in katakana: ミャクドウカン, but I'm sure it's not a loan word and the katakana was used purely for emphasis or something of that feeling. So now my questions:

(A)What is a ミャクドウカン and what is it's kanji? and
(B)what is 「ってやつ」 and how else could i use it.

Well, there you have it. I could've just put "What's this mean" but I gotta sit here and jabber on. Thanks in advance.

-ジェフ

Elizabeth · Aug 17, 2003, 07:48

I think maybe it is supposed to be

ミャクドウ (脈動）= pulsation / カンってやつ (but since I've just seen カンって used without knowing the meaning....)

**NANGI** · Aug 18, 2003, 10:49

Konnichiwa Cacawate-san!

"ミャクドウカン" is not a correct Japanese, and is written in Katakana. It is "やくどうかん/躍動感" correctly.

An instance... there are two person in front of great statue on a Museum.

in Japanese
A: なんてすごい彫刻なんだ、まるで生きているみたいだ！
b: ミャクドウカンってやつ？
a: それを言うなら「躍動感」だ！

in English
A: How great this statue! This is just like a live man!
B: It is ミャクドウカン, isn't it?
A: No, it is "躍動感" correctly!

Sorry, my English is not good.

NANGI

mdchachi · Aug 18, 2003, 13:02

To answer the (B) part of your question..

the tte is a contraction of "to iu" and means the same thing.

yatsu is a word used in the Tokyo-region (Yokohama?) to mean "thing." So it's similar to "mono."
Yakudou-kan tte yatsu --> yakudou-kan to iu mono
One possible translation:
It's called "Dynamic Feeling"

**cacawate** · Aug 18, 2003, 14:37

Nangi,

Do you think this could be a Japanese play on words? It is from a game and the game IS pretty comedic.

mdchachi,

Thanks for the tip　on ってやつ it helped alot. I got it stored in the old memory bank now just in case it comes up again

-ジェフ

Elizabeth · Aug 18, 2003, 21:29

Originally posted by mdchachi
To answer the (B) part of your question..

the tte is a contraction of "to iu" and means the same thing.

Although you often see the "iu" added as well, as in "nantteiu."
Would that also make sense here, "tteiuyatsu"?

Aug 17, 2003, 05:48	#1
cacawate 観察するのが好きです Join Date: Jul 22, 2003 Location: マングリ島 Age: 28 Posts: 533	two questions wrapped in one fine sentence Alright, I've been looking around the internet trying to figure this one sentence out. With no luck so far, I can't wait to hear the answer. The sentence is: みゃくどうかんってやつ？ Just to give some context to the situation, someone asked, "and what's this artwork called?" right before this sentence. The みゃくどうかん was also in katakana: ミャクドウカン, but I'm sure it's not a loan word and the katakana was used purely for emphasis or something of that feeling. So now my questions: (A)What is a ミャクドウカン and what is it's kanji? and (B)what is 「ってやつ」 and how else could i use it. Well, there you have it. I could've just put "What's this mean" but I gotta sit here and jabber on. Thanks in advance. -ジェフ __________________ Cacawate Fan Club:Idol My Lang-8 ・ What is Lang-8?

Aug 17, 2003, 07:48	#2
Elizabeth Regular Member Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: アメリカ Posts: 8,509	I think maybe it is supposed to be ミャクドウ (脈動）= pulsation / カンってやつ (but since I've just seen カンって used without knowing the meaning....) __________________ たとえ辛くても、永遠に続く苦しみなどないでしょう。

Aug 18, 2003, 21:29	#6
Elizabeth Regular Member Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: アメリカ Posts: 8,509	Originally posted by mdchachi To answer the (B) part of your question.. the tte is a contraction of "to iu" and means the same thing. Although you often see the "iu" added as well, as in "nantteiu." Would that also make sense here, "tteiuyatsu"?

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NANGI Tutor Join Date: Jan 8, 2003 Location: I live in Kansai. Posts: 2,276	Konnichiwa Cacawate-san! "ミャクドウカン" is not a correct Japanese, and is written in Katakana. It is "やくどうかん/躍動感" correctly. An instance... there are two person in front of great statue on a Museum. in Japanese A: なんてすごい彫刻なんだ、まるで生きているみたいだ！ b: ミャクドウカンってやつ？ a: それを言うなら「躍動感」だ！ in English A: How great this statue! This is just like a live man! B: It is ミャクドウカン, isn't it? A: No, it is "躍動感" correctly! Sorry, my English is not good. NANGI

Aug 18, 2003, 13:02	#4
mdchachi Taicho Join Date: Mar 6, 2003 Location: USA (Detroit area) Posts: 687	To answer the (B) part of your question.. the tte is a contraction of "to iu" and means the same thing. yatsu is a word used in the Tokyo-region (Yokohama?) to mean "thing." So it's similar to "mono." Yakudou-kan tte yatsu --> yakudou-kan to iu mono One possible translation: It's called "Dynamic Feeling"

Aug 18, 2003, 14:37	#5
cacawate 観察するのが好きです Join Date: Jul 22, 2003 Location: マングリ島 Age: 28 Posts: 533	Nangi, Do you think this could be a Japanese play on words? It is from a game and the game IS pretty comedic. mdchachi, Thanks for the tip　on ってやつ it helped alot. I got it stored in the old memory bank now just in case it comes up again -ジェフ