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A character is trying to cross a checkpoint, but an official is asking for a pass. The character answers:

知らん！ 急いでるからはよ通せ。

Using this this StackExchange question I came up with this translation:

"I don't understand! We are in a hurry ???? let us through".

In my understanding, 知らん is short/rough for 知らんない, and 急いでる is 急いで + いる (shortened). 通せ is the "command form" of 通す. The leaves からはよ, that I cannot understand.

Is my translation correct and what does mean からはよ here?

ash
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はよ is a dialectal from of はやく (preserved in the standard language somewhat in お早う{おはよう}). The progression went はやく -> はやう -> はよう -> はよ. You'll see this kind of thing with other i-adjectives too, like よろしゅお願いします or よう聞け.

知らん！急いでるからはよ通せ。

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知らない！急いでいるから早く通せ。

I don't care! We're in a hurry, so let us through already.

(I say dialectal, but sometimes this is also role language for old men)

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  • Thank you! What's the name of this dialect? – ash Jul 04 '20 at 21:13
  • @ash I think a fair few dialects do it, but it's primarily associated with Kansai. – Angelos Jul 04 '20 at 21:18
  • @ash This was "standard" in classical Japanese. See these questions: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/42890/5010 / https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/24217/5010 – naruto Jul 05 '20 at 05:40
  • @AeonAkechi Found it! http://www.kansaiben.com/1.Characteristics/2.LinguisticAspects/d-Conjugation.html has a whole table for this example, which I'm very happy about. Thank you so much! BTW, I've never thought that おはよう is related to 早い, though in hindsight it should have been obvious. – ash Jul 05 '20 at 11:39
  • @naruto Thank you for the links. Honestly, _understanding_ this is probably beyond my level right now, but it is very useful to know. – ash Jul 05 '20 at 11:46