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Old 01-24-2008, 03:05 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Desu is not really a verb. Its declaring something as a statement. "kore wa neko" means "this here is a cat" "Kore wa neko desu" is declaring that its a cat.

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Originally Posted by KaRin-chan View Post
sho ga ne/shakata ga ne: it can't be helped
teme/kisama: well it is translated as a word that might be considered foul, so it'd be: why you...
dame da/desu: no good/it's no good
sonna...: no way
masen ka - of course not/it can't be/no way
baka/ bakayaro: idiot
bakamono: idiots (plural)
hisashiburi: it's been a while
shouga ne == shouga nai. "Ne" is the slang word for "Nai" Just like "Da" is the slang term for "desu"

Bakamono directly translated means "Thing that is an idiot". Thing in this statement can and is generally plural. Yaro as in "Bakayaro" is like adding "you" to "idiot" to make "you idiot". Except "you" isnt meant in a good way.

Hisashiburi is sometimes also shortened to "Sashiburi".

hope that helps.
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