<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/NipoJu/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NipoJu</a>'s answer in <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/umineko/comments/t657hg/comment/i78yj6u/?context=3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">umineko subreddit</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Yes, they say 拒否する, which literaly means &quot;Refuse&quot;.</p>
<p>In Japanese pronouns are not needed, and everything is understood by
context. So if the witches say 拒否する right after asking for repetition
in red, it really means: I refuse (to do so).</p>
<p>The わ(wa) that Eva says is just a particle to make a sentence more
&quot;&quot;feminine&quot;&quot;, it depends on the person/characters personality. I can
personally also see Bernkastel and Lambdadelta using the わ(wa) at the
end, however I don't see Beatrice saying it since she has a more
&quot;&quot;masculine&quot;&quot;-ish way of talking.</p>
<p>(I put quotes on feminine and masculine because it's a little
old-fashion way of seeing it. I, as a man, use わ(wa) and don't really
care if people see it as feminine)</p>
</blockquote>

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<li>I believe it's</li>
</ol>
<p>A - Episode 18 - (Not sure) 拒否するわ (きょひするわ。 Kyohi suru wa.)</p>
<p>B - Episode 9 - (Not sure) 拒否する (きょひする。 kyohi suru.)</p>
<p>C - Episode 14 - (I believe <a href="http://mooncryed.blog105.fc2.com/blog-entry-411.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">I have a source</a>.) 復唱を拒否する。</p>
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<li>Looks like because whenever I type in 'I' in google translate, it gives watashi.</li>
</ol>
<p>For example '私はそれを復唱ことを拒否します' translates to 'I refuse to repeat it.'</p>

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<p>For example Episode 18, Eva-Beatrice refuses a <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/66585/what-is-battler-saying-in-japanese-whenever-e-asks-a-witch-to-repeat-something">repetition request</a> by saying 'I refuse!' Sounds like 'kyohi suru wa'.</p>
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<p>In episode 9, Beatrice says 'I refuse.' Sounds like 'kyohi suru'.</p>
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<p>In episode 14, Beatrice says more elaborately 'I refuse to repeat it.' Sounds like '復唱 kyohi suru' (Fukushō o kyohi suru).</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/IWbn2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IWbn2.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
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<li><p>What exactly are they saying?</p>
</li>
<li><p>Are they actually removing the personal pronoun 'I' (eg watashi or whatever) and so are just saying just 'Refuse' or 'Refuse to repeat' ?</p>
</li>
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Just a tip, you can try [an online dictionary](https://jisho.org/search/kyohi) first. Note that there's also [a minimum threshold for Japanese language questions to be accepted on Anime.SE](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/69/2516). Not just asking random Japanese phrase that appears on anime/manga.
Aki Tanaka
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@AkiTanaka ? https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/66585/what-is-battler-saying-in-japanese-whenever-e-asks-a-witch-to-repeat-something
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To be honest, that question was also kind of problematic.
Aki Tanaka
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This is a purely language question but this is also the type of question that Japanese.se does not like. So I'm just going to close it without migrating.
кяαzєя
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@кяαzєя ? https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/66585/what-is-battler-saying-in-japanese-whenever-e-asks-a-witch-to-repeat-something
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What do witches say when they refuse a repetition request (復唱 要求)?
# What do witches say when they refuse a repetition request (復唱 要求)?
Posted by: username_0 on 2022-05-03
For example Episode 18, Eva-Beatrice refuses a [repetition request](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/66585/what-is-battler-saying-in-japanese-whenever-e-asks-a-witch-to-repeat-something) by saying 'I refuse!' Sounds like 'kyohi suru wa'.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Y9W90.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Y9W90.jpg)

In episode 9, Beatrice says 'I refuse.' Sounds like 'kyohi suru'.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/j6FuX.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/j6FuX.jpg)

In episode 14, Beatrice says more elaborately 'I refuse to repeat it.' Sounds like '復唱 kyohi suru' (Fukushō o kyohi suru).

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/IWbn2.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/IWbn2.jpg)

1. What exactly are they saying?
2. Are they actually removing the personal pronoun 'I' (eg watashi or whatever) and so are just saying just 'Refuse' or 'Refuse to repeat' ?
**Tags:** japanese-language umineko-when-they-cry
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Just a tip, you can try [an online dictionary](https://jisho.org/search/kyohi) first. Note that there's also [a minimum threshold for Japanese language questions to be accepted on Anime.SE](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/69/2516). Not just asking random Japanese phrase that appears on anime/manga.  
> **username_0**: @AkiTanaka ? https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/66585/what-is-battler-saying-in-japanese-whenever-e-asks-a-witch-to-repeat-something  
> **username_1**: To be honest, that question was also kind of problematic.  
> **username_2**: This is a purely language question but this is also the type of question that Japanese.se does not like. So I'm just going to close it without migrating.  
> **username_0**: @кяαzєя ? https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/66585/what-is-battler-saying-in-japanese-whenever-e-asks-a-witch-to-repeat-something  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_0 on 2022-06-30. Score: 0 | Accepted answer
[NipoJu](https://www.reddit.com/user/NipoJu/)'s answer in [umineko subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/umineko/comments/t657hg/comment/i78yj6u/?context=3):

> Yes, they say 拒否する, which literaly means "Refuse".
>
> In Japanese pronouns are not needed, and everything is understood by
> context. So if the witches say 拒否する right after asking for repetition
> in red, it really means: I refuse (to do so).
>
> The わ(wa) that Eva says is just a particle to make a sentence more
> ""feminine"", it depends on the person/characters personality. I can
> personally also see Bernkastel and Lambdadelta using the わ(wa) at the
> end, however I don't see Beatrice saying it since she has a more
> ""masculine""-ish way of talking.
>
> (I put quotes on feminine and masculine because it's a little
> old-fashion way of seeing it. I, as a man, use わ(wa) and don't really
> care if people see it as feminine)
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### Answer by username_0 on 2022-05-03. Score: -1
1. I believe it's

A - Episode 18 - (Not sure) 拒否するわ (きょひするわ。 Kyohi suru wa.)

B - Episode 9 - (Not sure) 拒否する (きょひする。 kyohi suru.)

C - Episode 14 - (I believe [I have a source](http://mooncryed.blog105.fc2.com/blog-entry-411.html).) 復唱を拒否する。

2. Looks like because whenever I type in 'I' in google translate, it gives watashi.

For example '私はそれを復唱ことを拒否します' translates to 'I refuse to repeat it.'
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