[KineJapan] Naruse's "Aki tachinu"

[Dick Stegewerns]

Dear Michael,

My classical Japanese classes are quite some time ago, but since this is 
the verb '/tatsu/' you would need 'tata-' (/izenkei/ or /mizenkei/, 
forgot which one) to make a negation (modern /tatanai/, or slightly 
older /tatanu/), while this more archaic form where -nu is added to 
'tachi-' (probably /renyokei/) is affirmative and thus should mean that 
something has come about. Although '/tatsu/' can also mean 'to leave'...

Best,

Dick



Op 6-10-2013 6:46, Michael Kerpan schreef:
> I think this may have come up before...
>
> The former standard translation of this film's tile seems to have been 
> something like "The Approach of Autumn" (and something similar in 
> French).  IMDB now lists the English title as "Autumn Has Already 
> Started".  Apparently the -nu in tachinu can indicate either negation 
> or that something is starting...  How on earth does one figure out 
> which is the correct meaning?
>
>
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