Hi! You have a great knowledge of Japanese, so I would like to ask a question not related to One Piece. It's about the word わかっている . When is it used in m/a? I know it expresses irritation and impatience. That is, if one character uses it (no matter if they are calm or not) we can assume that they are irritated by their interlocutor, otherwise they would use わかった or わかりました or even わかっています, wouldn't they? I will be grateful, if you find a time to answer.
this is an interesting question!! it mostly comes down to the difference between the simple past tense (~ta form) and the ongoing present tense form (~teiru form). for those who can't tell exactly what's being asked here, the asker is asking about different forms of the verb wakaru (to understand/to know).
わかっている/wakatteiru is the ongoing present tense form of the verb, while わかった/wakatta is the simple past tense. わかっています/wakatteimasu and わかりました/wakarimashita are just the same terms but in polite form instead- there isn't a difference in meaning, just in the level of politeness implied. so to the best of my knowledge, the distinction between wakatta and wakatteiru can be understood roughly as the difference between 'understood' and 'i already knew that.'
wakatta is most often used as a straightforward confirmation that you understand what you've just been told. sort of like the english 'got it.' the simple past tense indicates a singular action rather than something ongoing.
meanwhile, wakatteiru, as the ongoing present tense form, says that i 'have been and still am' doing this thing (in this case, 'knowing/understanding'). so if you say wakatteiru, you're sort of saying that you already knew what you've just been told. i wouldn't say that this necessarily implies irritation or impatience, but it definitely can in a lot of circumstances. at least, that's my understanding!
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Stuff in my WIPs Folder
Tagged by @foxyyaoguai, thank you!!
Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you asks with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.
so, the thing is XD i have uhhhhhhh... multiple wip folders for organizational purposes and also because i'm just a mess. so i'll do a different set than i did last time!
a thousand ways to say i love you
niecest weekend 2023
halloween fic
[redacted] inspired thing
jadecest week 2023
lit the fuse and missed the candle
nhs thinks they're together, nmj doesn't
postcanon longfic
xisang week 2023
fic for the art
some are newer, some are older, some are almost done, and some aren't even close but this is the set i'll give you lol, it is but the tip of the iceberg. feel free to ask me about any of them if you'd like!
i'll tag a few people, but please don't feel obligated, it's just if you want to <3 @walkwithursus, @nova-appleade, @kaz3313, @ionshi-teiru, @snarkivistfic, @melodydrifts, @nomourningplease, @monroeknoxwrites, @rootingformephistopheles, @br-disaster
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🌺 - Does your muse have a favorite flower? Why do they like it?
Blue passionflower(Passiflora caerulea)
‘I just think they’re neat.’
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hello rits it is!! the new year :] tomorrow. any resolutions???? plans???????
AH HA HA HA! HAAAAAAAA!
My dear Teiru, that would imply that I NEED a New Year’s Resolution! As it would be, I would need to have something I would want to change about myself which, I do not.
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You can't keep putting bows on things and calling them rin. @ask-teiru
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doodled two of my favorite boyo’s in class today
@askolderpiko and @ask-teiru
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☕ Do you do warmup sketches before drawing? (Bonus: do you have any to share?)
[[HEY HEY HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]
[[I!! Do not!!!! Because I just frikcing GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! because I’m impatient!!!!!!!! Do people actually do warm-ups? :Oc? (If so, how??? :OOOc????)]]
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Who do you main in smash and do you want to play ultimate with me?????
Akari: Ready when you are!! >:D
@ask-teiru
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