Meaning of 'notte'

[driri]

Hello,

I have a question. Picture a boy with a ball on his back. I have come across 2 translations:

otokonoko no ue ni notte iru booru
and
otokonoko no ue ni iru booru.

Does anyone know what the phrase 'notte' means?

[Airth]

Sure, 'notte iru' is the continuous form of the verb 'noru - 乗る'. So you could translate it as the ball is 'riding' on his back, though it sounds a little funny in English.

[Elfunko]

I'd translate it into english rather than trying a direct translation that sounds odd.

As for the second one, you sure it doesn't say " ue ni aru booru"?

[Bueller_007]

I smell Rosetta Stone...

[WCR91]

I smell Rosetta Stone...

It seems that Rosetta Stone is both infamous and notorious. I love your sense of humor, Bueller.

[jiashen]

Hi, I have a song titled "kumo ni notte". How is this different from "kumo ni noru"? I understand the use of the te form from a purely technical standpoint, but in this context I have no idea what's its function.

[Bueller_007]

Hi, I have a song titled "kumo ni notte". How is this different from "kumo ni noru"? I understand the use of the te form from a purely technical standpoint, but in this context I have no idea what's its function.

In your case it is being used to give a semi-polite command.
"Kumo ni notte" = "Ride the cloud." or "Ride the spider." My money's on "cloud".

[jiashen]

Hi, I have a song titled "kumo ni notte". How is this different from "kumo ni noru"? I understand the use of the te form from a purely technical standpoint, but in this context I have no idea what's its function.

In your case it is being used to give a semi-polite command.
"Kumo ni notte" = "Ride the cloud." or "Ride the spider." My money's on "cloud".

haha yeah it's cloud. The kanji's on the the album art. So it's a contraction of "notte kudasai"? Or it is the "kudasai" kind of implied mildly... "notte kudasai" sounds funny.

[JockZon]

I would say it is semi-polite, which means you just drop the kudasai. It kinda acts like an imperative but less polite than please... and more polite than the imperative form.

[Garyuchin]

Wouldn't "Ride the Cloud" be 「雲を乗って」or is 「にのって」one of those set phrase thingies?
I was expecting 「雲に乗って」to mean something along the lines of "ride to the clouds" - sort of like 「日本にいく」

Assuming the kanji for のって isn't 載 of course, which would then mean "appear in/with the clouds" or some such.

Hmmmm..... DearS might provide some information on that..... which episode was it? or chapter?

[jiashen]

OK thanks. Garyuchin, yes, the kanji for this 'no' is the one that means to ride, to get on, etc. I can't input Japanese here, so it's troublesome that way. Regarding the choice of particle between 'ni' and 'wo', I have no idea man, I'm a jap newbie. haha

BTW, I don't know what your last line was referring to, but as I said, "kumo ni notte" is a song title.

[Bueller_007]

Wouldn't "Ride the Cloud" be 「雲を乗って」or is 「にのって」one of those set phrase thingies?
I was expecting 「雲に乗って」to mean something along the lines of "ride to the clouds" - sort of like 「日本にいく」

You just don't say を乗る, you say に乗る. Intransitive verb.

[Garyuchin]

Bueller先輩，その答えは多くの 難しいことを解決しました
どもうありがとうございます

In case I have messed up the 日本語: That answer resolved many problems. Thankyou.