nekojita 先輩 14 Jan 2009 1,660 443 100 26 Jan 2015 #2 Probably related to ぽつぽつと - quite often with these っとsound effects you just need to look for the doubled version from which it derives.
Probably related to ぽつぽつと - quite often with these っとsound effects you just need to look for the doubled version from which it derives.
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator 22 Feb 2008 18,146 4,618 328 26 Jan 2015 #3 ぽつぽつと expresses "intermittently", whereas ぽつっと usually refers to a single word/phrase. e.g. 「うん、そうだね。そうかも、しれないね」彼はぽつぽつと/ぽつりぽつりと答えた。 「そうだね」彼はぽつっと答えた。
ぽつぽつと expresses "intermittently", whereas ぽつっと usually refers to a single word/phrase. e.g. 「うん、そうだね。そうかも、しれないね」彼はぽつぽつと/ぽつりぽつりと答えた。 「そうだね」彼はぽつっと答えた。