物心つく

[Yudan Taiteki]

これはテレビゲームからの文章だからすみません。「ヒイロには物心ついた時からあらゆる格闘技を教えこみ、殺人のプロとして育てあげた。」

まず、「物心ついた」は「ものごころついた」と読むそうですが、"from childhood"のような意味がありますか？というより、"from the time of consciousness"ですか？訳すことはちょっと難しい--自分のことなら"as far back as I can remember"になると思いますけど"as far back as he can remember I have taught him martial arts"は変な感じがします。

あとで「格闘技」は「かくとうわざ」じゃなくて「かくとうぎ」と読みますね？

ありがとうございます

[Schattenjedi]

From Goo:

ものごころ　物心

・〜つく頃から　since one can remember.

かくとう-ぎ 3 【格闘技】

[Yudan Taiteki]

Yeah, "since one can remember" is in the GENIUS also -- but I still think "As long as he can remember I've been teaching him fighting" sounds strange in English given the context in which the line occurred.

[coco]

正しい英語かどうかわかりませんが
英辞郎では次のようになっていました。

物心がついたときから
from the days of one's earliest recollection.

学研の国語辞典では

ものごころがつく【物心が付く】
　　　　　　｛慣用句・ことわざ｝子供が成長して物心がわかるようになる。

ですが、小学校入学か、その少し前くらいから使えるのではないかと思います。
school-age child だと変ですか?

[richvh]

Perhaps "For as long as I've known him"?

[Yudan Taiteki]

It definitely means since childhood, though. The meaning seems to be basically "I started training him as a pro assassin as soon as I could" or something like that.

[keatonatron]

Think about what "since I can remember" means: from the time that one's mind had developed enough that they could start remembering experiences (probably around 3-4 years old). In this case, the remembering has nothing to do with the training, it simply denotes a time when one really gains control of their body.

So, if you were to be translating this professionally, I would suggest going with a non-literal translation and using something like "I've been training him since he was old enough to hold a dagger" or something similar (although 格闘技 doesn't involve weapons). This would retain that "we started as soon as he was capable" meaning of the original.

I guess.

[Yudan Taiteki]

Ah yeah, that seems good. Thanks.

[kohyin]

I like keatonatron's translation.
How about "I've been training him since he was old enough to trot."?
I am not sure if "trot" is a right word, though.