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What Nuance Does the Word "May" Have?
Hi, I'm a super-duper high-school pervert, Akira the Poop-Eater!
It's been a while or glad to see you, you noble ones!
Today, there is a question I'd like to ask you.
What nuance does the word "may" have?
Sacred? Archaic? Or formal?
These are the particular parterns, which are the ones I'm eager to understand.
May the force be with you.
May victory be yours.
May your entire soul shatter.
You have my thanks for your kindness.
It's been a while or glad to see you, you noble ones!
Today, there is a question I'd like to ask you.
What nuance does the word "may" have?
Sacred? Archaic? Or formal?
These are the particular parterns, which are the ones I'm eager to understand.
May the force be with you.
May victory be yours.
May your entire soul shatter.
You have my thanks for your kindness.
May のニュアンスを教えてちょ
超高校級の糞喰い野郎、アキラだよ！
久しぶり！ それか初めまして！
今日は皆さんにお聞きしたいことがあるのです。
Mayのニュアンスって何じゃらほい？
神聖な感じなの？ 古風な感じ？ それともかたい？
このパターンを知りたいんだけどさ。
May the force be with you.
May victory be yours.
May your entire soul shatter.
ご協力に感謝！
超高校級の糞喰い野郎、アキラだよ！
久しぶり！ それか初めまして！
今日は皆さんにお聞きしたいことがあるのです。
Mayのニュアンスって何じゃらほい？
神聖な感じなの？ 古風な感じ？ それともかたい？
このパターンを知りたいんだけどさ。
May the force be with you.
May victory be yours.
May your entire soul shatter.
ご協力に感謝！
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It's been a while, or for newcomers, glad to see you, you noble ones!
These are the particular patterns that I'm eager to understand.
Your sentence is OK too, but this is easier and shorter!
A little bit of each! There is a sort of archaic feeling to it, so we can use this grammar when we are joking around. But it is also formal, so we can also use it in serious situations like congratulating someone on their marriage. "May you have a long and happy life together."
"May your entire soul shatter" sounds like a magic spell from a video game. Hehe.
"May victory be yours" can sound like a funny joke if the situation is not serious, like playing a game. But if a leader said this in war to someone fighting, it is not funny anymore. It's serious then.
So it all depends on the situation!
May victory be yours! 君に勝利があらんことを！