じゃ

Pronunciation

Ja

Meaning /Usage

Same meaning as
Often used by elderly people in a story.
Also common in many dialects such as Hiroshima dialect.

Examples

わしがこの村の村長じゃ
わしがこのむらのそんちょうじゃ
I am the mayor of this village.

お前のことが好きなんじゃ
おまえのことがすきなんじゃ
I like (love) you!

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Informal ・★・・・ Formal
Macho    ・★・・・ Cute
Written  ・・★・・ Spoken
Uncommon ・★・・・ Common

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じゃけん

Pronunciation

jaken

Meaning /Usage

Hiroshima dialect gobi for だから
Used when you explain something.

Examples

「なんでそんな話し方なの?」「広島出身じゃけん
「なんでそんなはなしかたなの?」「 ひろしましゅっしんじゃけん
“Why do you talk like that?” “Because I’m from Hiroshima.”

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Common in Hiroshima.

Written  ・・・・★ Spoken
Uncommon ・★・・・ Common

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じゃないか

Pronunciation

janaika

Meaning / Usage

noun/adjective + じゃないか。
Usually used for a positive opinion to the other person.

Examples

旅行しながら仕事するなんて、最高じゃないか
りょこうしながらしごとするなんてさいこうじゃないか
Working while traveling? That is great!

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Informal ・・★・・ Formal
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Uncommon ・★・・・ Common

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じゃない? じゃない

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じゃない?

Pronunciation

janai?

Meaning / Usage

“Isn’t it?” “Don’t you think so?”
Used for a question.

If you don’t use the question mark, it becomes a negative sentence.
See じゃない

Examples

あの人、性格良さそうじゃない?
あのひと、せいかくよさそうじゃない?
He (or she) seems nice, don’t you think?

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Informal ・★・・・ Formal
Macho    ・・★・・ Cute
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じゃん

Pronunciation

jan

Meaning / Usage

Used to let the other person know what you think.
Very common gobi especially in the east.

Very casual version of ですね or ますね.

Examples

大丈夫? すげえ眠そうじゃん
だいじょうぶ? すげえねむそうじゃん
Are you ok? You look really sleepy.

その赤いドレス、かわいいじゃん
そのあかいどれす、かわいいじゃん
(I think) The red dress is cute.

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Informal ★・・・・ Formal
Macho    ・・★・・ Cute
Written  ・・・・★ Spoken
Uncommon ・・・★・ Common

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Pronunciation

ze

Examples

あいつの家、すげえデカい
あいつのいえ、すげえデカい
His (her) house is unusually huge.

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Note

Used to make the sentence sound macho.

Although you here this often in manga, not so common to use it in a real conversation.

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たい

Pronunciation

tai

Meaning /Usage

Verb + たい。

“want to do”

Examples

来週末までに、世界を征服したい
らいしゅうまつまでに、せかいををせいふくしたい
I want to conquer the world by next weekend.

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Pronunciation

da

Meaning / Usage

Short version of です.
Very common for written articles.
In a conversational form, often used as “noun + だ。”

Examples

京都は日本の有名な観光地だ。
きょうとはにほんのゆうめいなかんこうち
Kyoto is a famous sight-seeing city in Japan.

あ、本田さんから電話だ。
あ、ほんださんからでんわだ。
Oh, I got a call from Honda san.

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Informal ・・★・・ Formal
Macho    ・・★・・ Cute
Written  ・・★・・ Spoken
Uncommon ・・・★・ Common

Related Gobi

です だよ だね

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