• Donkter@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    What is Luigi (or the wiggler?) saying? Kakeyorimashita? Google doesn’t return anything for kakeyorimasu.

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      17 days ago

      The translation:

      “Luigi, are you okay?!”

      Mario rushed over

      The detail:

      “Kakeyorimashita” is a compound verb which is the masu-form past tense of 駆け寄る

      駆ける = kakeru = To run

      寄る= yoru = To come closer

      So it means to run closer / come running / rush over, etc. It’s narrative rather than spoken.

      The tiny text next to the wiggler is a label that says “Hana-chan” (flower-girl) - which is the Japanese name for Wigglers!