Can someone explain why does DIO say “toki wo tomare”?
Shouldn’t it be “toki ga tomare” or “toki wo tomerou”?
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Can someone explain why does DIO say “toki wo tomare”?
Shouldn’t it be “toki ga tomare” or “toki wo tomerou”?
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It toki yo tomare, not wo
Rough translations
“Toki yo,” = Hey time (talking to time directly like it is a person
“toki wo tomare” = Stop time! (Command)
“toki ga tomare” = Time is stopped
“toki wo tomerou” = Let’s stop Time.
EDIT: formatting
Exactly the discussion you should be seeing.
https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E6%99%82%E3%82%88%E6%AD%A2%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8C%EF%BC%81grammar-question/31351
TL;DR
It is 時よ (hey, time,) 止まれ (stop)
Like he’s talking to the physical entity of time and commanding it to stop.