julian_s
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Hi! I'm watching this show (Monster) and one of the characters says what I'm hearing as いくあよ ('iku a yo') which is translated as 'let's go.'
I know 'iku' is go, and 'yo' is an affirmative/assertive particle, so I'm wondering what the 'a' sound functions as here. I'm assuming just 'iku yo' would be extremely direct and so 'a' softens it a tiny bit but can someone explain this to me?
For context: the character (Eva) is kind of a cold woman who was saying this to someone she had just met. It sounded firm and direct but not impolite.
Sorry if this is really simple but I just started learning yesterday and I can't find an explanation anywhere.
I know 'iku' is go, and 'yo' is an affirmative/assertive particle, so I'm wondering what the 'a' sound functions as here. I'm assuming just 'iku yo' would be extremely direct and so 'a' softens it a tiny bit but can someone explain this to me?
For context: the character (Eva) is kind of a cold woman who was saying this to someone she had just met. It sounded firm and direct but not impolite.
Sorry if this is really simple but I just started learning yesterday and I can't find an explanation anywhere.
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