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[adj-f]
▶ the |
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[adj-f]
▶ the definitive ▶ the finest ▶ the best ▶ the most worthy of the name |
2. | R 2023-03-16 19:47:17 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...> | |
Comments: | Aready an entry (1058900). |
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1. | A* 2023-03-16 16:43:28 Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...> | |
Refs: | sankoku: [1] [題名などで]主題を示す「ー商社」 [2] その名にもっともふさわしいことをしめす。これこそ。「まさにー駅伝」 (daijs) https://www.weblio.jp/content/the#:~:text=ザ【the】&text=《英語の定冠詞から》名詞,商社」などと用いられる。 ザ【the】 読み方:ざ 《英語の定冠詞から》名詞に付けて、その語のもつ性質・機能などを強調したり、普通名詞をその典型を表す固有名詞のように扱ったりする。広告文や映画・テレビ番組・雑誌記事のタイトルなどに「ザ‐バーゲン」「ザ‐商社」などと用いられる。 The Ramen屋 https://tabelog.com/kanagawa/A1401/A140104/14008330/ The chocolate 明治 ザ・チョコレート https://www.meiji.co.jp/products/brand/the-chocolate/ Calbee:The potato (chips) ザ・ポテト オホーツクの塩味 https://www.calbee.co.jp/newsrelease/200402b.php Competing boutique the-potato https://the-chocola.com/lp?u=potato Also sells "the chocola" "the pudding", the tiramisu: https://the-chocola.com/shop/product_categories/sweets The Icecream https://qina.co.jp/products/icecream The ICE (cream) https://furusato.jal.co.jp/goods/detail/0318290cc75cdad84294b98961763d90 The caramel ザキャラメル https://www.haagen-dazs.co.jp/products/special/the-caramel/ |
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Comments: | (got here from 決定版) Kind of surprised there is no entry for "the". Not sure how to pair ザ, ざ, and "The", which are all perfect Japanese(in marketing). I'd be tempted to note this as "marketing fluff". It's pervasive in the grocery store, and as a westerner, somewhat hilarious. Written in English more often than not, I think. (but prevalent in kana as well) Open to suggestions, just throwing this out there at the moment. It's in daijs and sankoku, so I think it should qualify, and its meaning is also completely non-obvious (until you've spent time in Japan). "The Choya" is the one you can't miss on public transportation, and unlike the others above, it doesn't appear to highlight a category of product, but rather the finest of *their own* product. Choya makes all kinds of Umeshu (plum wine), and "The Choya" is the line of their higher-end (well, $10~$15+/bottle) product. https://www.choya.co.jp/products/ It's not that exclusive of a club - a large % of their products are "The Choya" now... https://www.choya.co.jp/brand/the_choya_special/ |