Patch #29129
Use active voice instead of passive voice in Japanese translation
| Status: | Closed | Start date: | ||
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| Priority: | Normal | Due date: | ||
| Assignee: |  Go MAEDA | % Done: | 0% | |
| Category: | Translations | |||
| Target version: | 4.0.0 |
Description
The English sentence "X has been added/updated by Y" is translated as "X が Y によって追加/更新されました" in the current ja.yml. But it is a little bit unnatural because it is a passive voice ("追加/更新されました" means "be added/updated"). Passive voice is not often used in Japanese, so, many people think the sentence is translated one.
I think we can make Japanese strings more natural by using active voice if possible. Here is an example.
[Before]
text_issue_updated: "チケット %{id} が %{author} によって更新されました。"
[After]
text_issue_updated: "チケット %{id} を %{author} が更新しました。"
ja_translation_change_passive_voice.diff 
(3.99 KB)
Associated revisions
Use active voice instead of passive voice in Japanese translation (#29129).
Patch by Go MAEDA.
History
#1
Updated by Masakazu IZUI 10 months ago
+1
I'd like it.
#2
Updated by Yuuki NARA 10 months ago
+1
#3
Updated by Mizuki ISHIKAWA 10 months ago
+1
#4
Updated by Go MAEDA 10 months ago
- File ja_translation_change_passive_voice-v2.diff added
Updated the patch. Removed garbages and reverted some changes.
#5
Updated by Hinako Tajima 10 months ago
+1