pacerier 先輩 Joined 1 Apr 2009 Messages 188 Reaction score 0 5 Oct 2011 #1 Sometimes I hear sentences ending with "たら？", or "れば？" (without the "どう？") For example "きみ、かえれば？", "明日早いからもうそろそろ寝たら？". I was wondering if this abrupt form of questioning is rude? or even sarcastic?
Sometimes I hear sentences ending with "たら？", or "れば？" (without the "どう？") For example "きみ、かえれば？", "明日早いからもうそろそろ寝たら？". I was wondering if this abrupt form of questioning is rude? or even sarcastic?
Mike Cash 骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう Twenty-year veteran Joined 15 Mar 2002 Messages 16,758 Reaction score 2,298 5 Oct 2011 #2 Those are suggestions, worded as questions. Whether it is rude or sarcastic would depend entirely on the situation/context.
Those are suggestions, worded as questions. Whether it is rude or sarcastic would depend entirely on the situation/context.
pacerier 先輩 Joined 1 Apr 2009 Messages 188 Reaction score 0 6 Oct 2011 Thread starter #3 Oic, btw would it be more polite to put in the どう behind it?
Mike Cash 骨も命も皆此の土地に埋めよう Twenty-year veteran Joined 15 Mar 2002 Messages 16,758 Reaction score 2,298 6 Oct 2011 #4 Not necessarily. Japanese is perfectly capable of conveying rudeness, disdain, sarcasm, etc even in politely phrased sentences.
Not necessarily. Japanese is perfectly capable of conveying rudeness, disdain, sarcasm, etc even in politely phrased sentences.
pacerier 先輩 Joined 1 Apr 2009 Messages 188 Reaction score 0 6 Oct 2011 Thread starter #5 oic, ok thanks for the help =D