感動詞. A word or phrase, or exclamation, with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence.
Questions tagged [interjections]
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Oops! 仕舞った vs. おっと
Which interjection is more common to express Oops! 仕舞った or おっと? Are there any other exclamations for Oops that are commonly used?
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Uses of さあ、まあ and なんか
I understand meaning and uses of あの、えと。 But I get confused when people use さあ、まあ and なんか frequently while talking.
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The use of さあ and それじゃ
さあ、お茶をどうぞ。
それじゃ、おやすみなさい。
As far as I understand, both さあ and それじゃ mean quite similar things: well, then; alright; well now.
In sentence 1 above, would it be correct to use それじゃ instead of さあ (alright, here is your tea)? And would さあ be OK in…
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How is おい used?
I was reading a manga and a high school student goes to a university, then talks to a person and says:
おいっ
After the small chat the other person that seems to be a student from that university says in her thoughts:
高校生かな。。。
オイって言われて。。。
So I have…
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What does "mu" mean as an interjection?
I'm reading the Dragon Ball manga and characters keep sort of stammering "mu-mu-mu" at various moments, for example below. What does this mean?
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Using さ as an interjection
I sometimes see a single さ at the end of a sentence, not being appended to an adjective of either type, so I determined that this さ must be an interjection or a 語尾｛ごび｝ of some type. Thus, what meaning does さ used as an interjection/語尾 convey, or is…
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