Lomaster . Ten-year veteran Joined 4 Apr 2014 Messages 672 Reaction score 204 30 Nov 2018 #1 I watched 「阪急電車」today. One character said 行きたない instead of 行きたくない. My question is whether it is a common colloquial speech or a kansai-ben. If it is the former, then are there any restrictions on using such contractions?
I watched 「阪急電車」today. One character said 行きたない instead of 行きたくない. My question is whether it is a common colloquial speech or a kansai-ben. If it is the former, then are there any restrictions on using such contractions?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 1 Dec 2018 #2 It's the latter, a Kansai dialect.