Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
すでにトレンド化しています
English translation:
has already developed into a trend
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conejo
Sep 28, 2004 16:52
19 yrs ago
Japanese term
すでにトレンド化しています
Japanese to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
This is one of those lovely "化" words that often present conundrums for us J>E translators. Here is the sentence:
バッテリー冷却ダクトの消音機能向上は、すでにトレンド化しています。
I have some possibilities, but I am not sure which one (if any) are the most in keeping with the meaning:
A. Are continuing to change
B. There continue to be new trends
C. Trends continue to develop
Thanks in advance.
バッテリー冷却ダクトの消音機能向上は、すでにトレンド化しています。
I have some possibilities, but I am not sure which one (if any) are the most in keeping with the meaning:
A. Are continuing to change
B. There continue to be new trends
C. Trends continue to develop
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | has already developed into a trend |
Kurt Hammond
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| 4 | B. |
humbird
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| 1 | the trend is to ...ing |
Maynard Hogg
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Proposed translations
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25 mins
Kurt Hammond
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
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Japanese term (edited):
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has already developed into a trend
My answer above is what I interpret to be the literal meaning of this phrase. You may have already figured that out.
Rather than meaning "a trend is developing" I think the trend has already developed. (yes, sometimes this can be した but that sounds awkward here). Not so much a sense of continuation as a singular trend is becoming more commonplace (after all , that's what trends do. They are new at first but before you know it everyone is doing it. )
I see this sentence as possibly meaning that the noise reduction functionality for battery cooling ducts is a something that all the manufacturers are now doing, where a few years ago only a few market leaders may have been doing so. The gist here is that it is no longer a product differentiator, because it has become commonplace enough to be considered a trend.
It is not an issue of various trends developing, but an issue of further commonalization of this singular trend (which is improvements in noise reduction functionality in battery cooling ducts).
In this sense, the original meaning is closest to your option A), but not quite :-) .
Rather than meaning "a trend is developing" I think the trend has already developed. (yes, sometimes this can be した but that sounds awkward here). Not so much a sense of continuation as a singular trend is becoming more commonplace (after all , that's what trends do. They are new at first but before you know it everyone is doing it. )
I see this sentence as possibly meaning that the noise reduction functionality for battery cooling ducts is a something that all the manufacturers are now doing, where a few years ago only a few market leaders may have been doing so. The gist here is that it is no longer a product differentiator, because it has become commonplace enough to be considered a trend.
It is not an issue of various trends developing, but an issue of further commonalization of this singular trend (which is improvements in noise reduction functionality in battery cooling ducts).
In this sense, the original meaning is closest to your option A), but not quite :-) .
Peer comment(s):
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Shannon Morales
: Good, sound explanation. Could also be worded as "has already become the trend."
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Thank you
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Peishun CHIANG
: I agree with this. It is equal to "すでにトレンドとなっている"
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Thank you. This is not obvious unless the context is considered.
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Maynard Hogg
: 死んでいるdoes not mean "is dying." But using the perfect in English is odd.
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Agreed. Also, in these cases ている・でいる show a something has happened and still occuring. A trend has developed, and the trend is still active. A person has died, and the person is still dead.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Kurt's answer made complete sense with the rest of the context. Thanks, everyone! "
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Japanese term (edited):
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B.
If I were you, B. would be my choice. トレンド化 in my interpretation is like "ongoing trendization" (provided latter word exists). So that the gist is that "the トレンド is here to stay, but it will contintue to evolve". For that matter C. could be another possibility, except it will be a techninical evolution of lessor scale rather than just a change.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
10 hrs
Japanese term (edited):
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the trend is to ...ing
The proferred version is too literal.
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