Did you know that, among the numerous particles of the Japanese language, there are those that are not very well known, but that, despite being rare, occasionally still appear in newspapers, games, manga, or during our studies of the language. One example of this is the particle べ (be), which we will see in more detail throughout this article.
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uses and meanings
If you already have some knowledge of the language, you probably already know that each particle of japonês has a function and/or an idea to be conveyed in the sentence in which it is inserted. The particle で (de), for example, indicates the place or the means by which an action is performed, while the particle に (ni) indicates the direction (although it still has many other uses) or for what an action is done, and so on...
The particle べ (be), on the other hand, is a type of particle known as a "sentence-ending particle" - similar to the particles な, ね, わ, ぜ, ぞ, よ (na, ne, wa, ze, zo, yo) - and comes from specific dialects, being most commonly seen in Tohoku (northern region of Japan) and in Kanto.
It basically has three functions: to indicate speculation (uncertainty), to indicate a desire, and/or to suggest an invitation.
In many sentences it is possible to observe the presence of particles さ, よ and か (sa, yo and ka) after the particle べ (be), composing the pairs べさ (besa), べか (beka) or べえか (beeka ) and べよ (beyo).
example sentences
Below are some example sentences with the particle be (べ):
- でもよ、おとうさんは良い気しねーと思うべさ. But still, I don't think daddy is going to like it...
- 俺が負けるわっきゃねーべ。Well... There's no way I can lose then, right?
- 大したことでもねえべ。It's not a big deal, right...
- 明日は学校だから朝早く起きんべ。Tomorrow, as I have class, I will (I feel like it) wake up early.
Vocabulary
- 助詞 (じょし, joshi) = Particle.
- 例文 (れいぶん, reibun) = Example Sentences.
- 日本語 (にほんご, nihongo) = Japanese language.
- 言語 (げんご, gengo) = Language, Tongue.
- 言葉 (ことば, kotoba) = Word.
- 語彙 (ごい, goi) = Vocabulary.
Note: This article may be updated according to new information about this grammatical particle.
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