I IsaacMahogany 後輩 Joined 9 Mar 2014 Messages 32 Reaction score 5 16 Mar 2014 #1 I've learned that the character tsu (っ) means double consonant ( ss,tt,pp) but might it be also at the end of a word?
I've learned that the character tsu (っ) means double consonant ( ss,tt,pp) but might it be also at the end of a word?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 16 Mar 2014 #2 In colloquial expressions, yes. It has a function like the exclamation mark.
Angel Valis 黒川 Joined 15 Jul 2010 Messages 290 Reaction score 27 16 Mar 2014 #3 I believe that at the end of a word it just represents a clipped (really short or cut off) sound. EDIT: Or that... haha
I believe that at the end of a word it just represents a clipped (really short or cut off) sound. EDIT: Or that... haha
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 16 Mar 2014 #4 Yeah, it's also used when stopping pronouncing in the middle of a word, e.g., でもそんなこと言っ…
I IsaacMahogany 後輩 Joined 9 Mar 2014 Messages 32 Reaction score 5 17 Mar 2014 Thread starter #5 can you give me one example or two of a colloquial expression with the tsu at the end,please?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 17 Mar 2014 #6 痛っ Ouch! えーっ Oh no! 待てっ Wait! 来いっ Come here!