How to say “There can be only one!” in Japanese?
I recently aquired a replica of the sword of the MacLeods, as well as a replica of Connor MacLeod’s signature katana weapon.
As a martial artist and Highlander fan, I want to shoot a short tribute movie with the 2 swords, but first I want to know how to say the series catchphrase in Japanese.
asnwer:
一つだけがあります。
hitotsu dake ga arimasu.
hitotsu — one (object)
dake — only
ga — subject marker
arimasu — (-masu form of aru) to be (non-living, inanimated object)
EDIT: the top one is “only one exist” / “there is only one”, but having the word “can” in there changes that, i believe its;
一つだけがあられる
hitotsu dake ga arareru
arareru — potential form of “aru” to exist (the ability to exist)
if you are talking about a living thing, you need to use いられる (irareru)
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一つだけがあります。
hitotsu dake ga arimasu.
hitotsu – one (object)
dake – only
ga – subject marker
arimasu – (-masu form of aru) to be (non-living, inanimated object)
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Arrigato!
EDIT: the top one is “only one exist” / “there is only one”, but having the word “can” in there changes that, i believe its;
一つだけがあられる
hitotsu dake ga arareru
arareru – potential form of “aru” to exist (the ability to exist)
if you are talking about a living thing, you need to use いられる (irareru)