Thanks for clearing it up for me. It is a nontrivial point though,
since members on this list have argued in the past that Kagato was
talking about Tenchi with that line. Unfortunately, I haven't actively
used Japanese in 5 years, so it's a little rusty ^_^;

Shuichi

>>>>> "head" == head  <head@sainet.or.jp> writes:
  > [snip]
  >> Saisei could mean one of two things, depending on the kanji:
  >> 
  >> 1) Regenerate
  >> 2) Remanufacture

  > Well, as you know, when Kagato said "saisei", he did NOT mean
  > 'remanufacture (Tenchi)'.  confidently, No. Any Japanese will not
  > image "remanufacture" when he/she hear this words.

  > This is a trivial subject, so please ignore if you are not interested in...
  > Let's see Kagato's words in detail.
  >  "Koredeha saisei mo kikanu ka."

  > "Koredeha" (pronounced: "korede wa") 
  > 	= "kore" + "de" + "wa" = this + in, on, with... +
  > 	(determinater of the subject) = with this(sort of
  > 	performance), in this situation, judging from this...

  > "mo"
  > 	= too, also, as well as, even, even if, though....(in this
  > 	context, "even" seems appropriate)

  > "kikanu" = "kiku"(verb)  + "nu"(older negation particle. current, "nai")
  > 	= be effective, function, work, be possible + no, not
  > 	= not be able to, not be effective,...

  > There is not the particle determining the past tense, so this word
  > means the present tense or the future tense.

  > "ka" = (basically, interrogative particle. in this context, he ask
  > himself, in short,mean a monologue)

  > The meaning of this sentense is determined by "mo" and "koredeha".
  > He remanufactured (if he did) before he fall into "this" situation.

  > If he wished to mean "remanufacture Tenchi", he had to say,(for example)
  > "Yahari, saisei wa kikanu ka..."
  > ("As I thought, I cannot remanufacture...")
  > --
  > Head
  > head@sainet.or.jp

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