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I read in a manga this bubble:

てめぇ一回だって自分の力ーつで何とかできたことあったかよ？"

One translation says : Have you ever handled something with your own power?
The second translation says: You've managed to settle everything on your own before haven't you?

They contradict, is he mocking him for never doing anything on his own or trying to be supportive ?

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  • I would be suspicious of any translation that does not have a number, especially when 一回 is used. Where did you get these translations? – ajsmart 17 hours ago
  • One is the official translation from a physical copy and the other is an online translation – Nettan 16 hours ago
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    自分のが1つで <-- You sure you copied it correctly? Isn't it 自分のが１つでも or 自分のことが１つでも? or maybe 一人で ? – Chocolate 14 hours ago
  • You're right, the scanner copied this part wrong,it's 自分の力ーつで – Nettan 11 hours ago
  • He is mocking the 2nd person. The first translation is correct. But it doesn't have to be "power", it could just be "on your own". Like: "For once in your life have you ever handled something on your own?" – Chcr 11 hours ago
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He is mocking the 2nd person. The てめぇー and あったかよ are very clear on that. The first translation is correct but 力 doesn't have to be "power", it could mean "on your own". Like: "For once in your life have you ever handled something on your own?

If trying to be supportive, one could say something like「あなただって一回くらいは自分の力ーつで何とかできたことがあるでしょう？」

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