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The pattern has much wider applications than ‘you know’, however. Basically, the ×カめび form is used in any situation in which “explanatory” tone is necessary.
2. £でよだ ョ【マセゅ来ふカめぱべょ〜%
‘You didn’t come to the party, right? (Why?)’ £ぢぢ\行でべづぽべカめびにゃ\ほぽも 忙ぱづぽべカめび〜% ‘Right. I wanted to go, but I was a bit busy...’
3. £マパら\ぜカア TMど めでやづぽべTM〜%£ぴづぱづぽべよ’% ‘I didn’t do too well on the test.’ ‘Was it difficult?’
4. びィカめびづ〜ぱやぞカめびづ〜 Are you going to do it or not?
5. 可て分づァやぞよめびづ〜 What don’t you understand?
6. 左ひやぞカめび〜卯やカめび〜 It’s not left, actually, it’s right.
7. 臼やカめびづ〜 Is it raining?
8. ぢぽ\バ【バ...ΘハΜΜ大額よ額生ひやぞカめびづ〜 Oh? You are not a GWU student!?
9. 明日ら架ゅぞむ\Εン【オ書どまアやカめび〜 I plan to stay home and write a report tomorrow.
10. ねよェぢぞひむカ(J-E dictionary)ら\買ぞふカ〜ほぽも高ぞカめび〜 I won’t buy this J-E dictionary. It’s a bit expensive...
Especially, it is often used in (i) asking for and giving explanation, (ii) confirming one’s assumption, and (iii) asking for permission, assistance, or understanding.
When you use the ×カめび form in wh-questions, it shows eagerness to find out information, so it is often used in conversations.
11. A: B:
ぺイてだべだカめびづ〜
Who are you saying is going to sing?
先生てだべだカめび〜
It’s the teacher, actually.
Lesson 11D
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