S synce 後輩 Joined 10 Sep 2008 Messages 5 Reaction score 0 17 Sep 2008 #1 It's title of a short manga. ちゃんとッ I can understand "chanto"--it's the katakana "tsu" at the end that throws me off. What's it doing there and how should I interpret it? Thanks. Last edited: 17 Sep 2008
It's title of a short manga. ちゃんとッ I can understand "chanto"--it's the katakana "tsu" at the end that throws me off. What's it doing there and how should I interpret it? Thanks.
nice gaijin Resident Realist Moderator Donor Twenty-year veteran Joined 8 Aug 2005 Messages 7,316 Reaction score 3,727 17 Sep 2008 #2 the small tsu at the end of a word marks an abrupt or sharp end to the word-final sound. Usually you wouldn't mix hiragana and katakana like this in a single word, but seeing as it's a manga title it's open to creative license.
the small tsu at the end of a word marks an abrupt or sharp end to the word-final sound. Usually you wouldn't mix hiragana and katakana like this in a single word, but seeing as it's a manga title it's open to creative license.