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**Hakanai** · 10-18-2008, 07:19 AM

i'm not sure if this has been pointed out or not. i just kinda skimmed through some of the pages. >_<

gambatayo is gan/mbatte + yo

"yo" is an emphatic participle, and is used like an exclamation point in english. (which, contrary to popular belief, does NOT mean that it's yelled or said loudly. it's just emphasized, which can also mean that it's said slower.)

other examples:

sugoi vs. sugoi yo awesome/great vs really/very/uber awesome/great

kawaii vs. kawaii yo

i've also heard it at the end of emphatic sentences such as "i am not stupid!!" and things that are deeply felt.

and i apologize if it's been clearned up already!!

10-18-2008, 07:19 AM	#69 (permalink)
Hakanai Hakanai is offline Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 73 Rep Power: 1	i'm not sure if this has been pointed out or not. i just kinda skimmed through some of the pages. >_< gambatayo is gan/mbatte + yo "yo" is an emphatic participle, and is used like an exclamation point in english. (which, contrary to popular belief, does NOT mean that it's yelled or said loudly. it's just emphasized, which can also mean that it's said slower.) other examples: sugoi vs. sugoi yo awesome/great vs really/very/uber awesome/great kawaii vs. kawaii yo i've also heard it at the end of emphatic sentences such as "i am not stupid!!" and things that are deeply felt. and i apologize if it's been clearned up already!!