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1 らぞ−ぢぢ: ‘I agree with you’
らぞ−ぢぢ signals ‘I agree with you’. Regardless of whether the previous statement is affirmative or negative, by uttering らぞ−ぢぢ, you agree with the content of what has been
said. As a result, らぞ−ぢぢ in Japanese may correspond to ‘Yes’ when it follows an affirmative statement, but it corresponds to ‘No’ when it follows a negative statement.
1. £田中はカら\ぞふカょ〜% Ms. Tanaka is not here, right? £らぞ\ぞふカ〜% I agree. She is not here.
2. £ねよマパら\ぴづぱどぜアふカょ〜% This test is not difficult, right? £らぞ\ぴづぱどぜアふカ〜% I agree. It’s not difficult.
3. £ヴ【ラΜ...ビΜプ【ら\もぱづカよ ぢひぜアふカょ〜% Marvin Center is not in front of the library, right?
£ぢぢ\ぢひぜアふカ〜%
I agree. It’s not in front (of the library).
2 ぞぞぢ: ‘I disagree with you’
Similarly, ぞぞぢ signals ‘I disagree with you’. Again, regardless of whether the previous statement is affirmative or negative, by uttering ぞぞぢ, you disagree with the content of what
has been said. Thus, ぞぞぢ in Japanese may correspond to ‘No’ when it follows an affirmative statement, but it corresponds to ‘Yes’ when it follows a negative statement.
1. £ぜぱべら\臼ひやぞめびょ〜% It will not be rainy tomorrow, right? £ぞぞぢ\ぜぱべ 臼めびTM〜% I disagree. It will be rainy tomorrow, too.
2. £バ【はカら\でよだ 来ふカめぱべょ〜% Joe didn’t come yesterday, right?
£ぞぞぢ\来ぱべTM〜%
I disagree. He came.
3. £ぷねら\ぢでづァ もつどやぞめびょ〜%
That place (you are talking about) is not far from the station, right?
£ぞぞぢ\もむ もつぞめびTM〜%
I disagree. It's very far.
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