⭐ Have you ever wondered what Koitsu, Soitsu, Aitsu and Doitsu mean? In this article, we will see the meaning of each of these words, their origin and use.
Perhaps you didn't notice, but these four expressions are part of the Kosoado. In other words, these expressions have similar meanings, but indicate position; they are demonstrative pronouns.
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What is the meaning of Yatsu?
Before we talk about the meaning of Aitsu, Doitsu, Koitsu, and Soitsu, we need to understand what this itsu means. In fact, this ending is yatsu [奴].
The word [奴] means companion, guy, and individual. The word yatsu is quite generic, it can refer to a person or thing.
Speaking a little about the ideogram yakko [奴], its origin refers to a servant of a samurai family in the Edo period. It can mean slave, servant, and companion.
This expression can end up conveying the idea of someone generic or of low social class. Just imagine someone saying: aquele cara, esse cara, seems a bit informal, sometimes can be offensive, but it's not in most cases.
We can define Yatsu as follows:
- A word that refers to things in a careless way;
- A word that humiliates people;
- A word that expresses affection to the current person (He is the face!);
- Word that despises birds and beasts;
- A simple word similar to a mono and koto;
Meaning of Koitsu, Soitsu, Aitsu, Doitsu
Both words have the same meaning, but have a small difference in the way they use such pronouns. Let's look briefly at the meaning of each?
These expressions can have either a good or bad connotation depending on the speaker, the occasion, or the context. The word can also be used to refer to someone with a feeling of hatred.
What is the meaning of Koitsu?
The word Koitsu [此奴] represents a guy close to the speaker. In Portuguese, it can be translated to this person or this guy.
What is the meaning of Soitsu?
The word Soitsu [此奴] represents a guy close to the listener. In Portuguese, it can be translated to that person or that guy.
What is the meaning of Aitsu?
The word Aitsu [彼奴] represents a guy far from both the listener and the speaker. In Portuguese, it can be translated as that person or that guy.
What is the meaning of Doitsu?
A careless way of saying who or which (どれ;だれ)? Can be translated as what guy? what people? what guy? what thing?
Koyatsu, Doiyatsu, Ayatsu e Doyatsu
The words koyatsu, soyatsu, ayatsu, doyatsu are the ones that existed before and then became koitsu, soitsu, aitsu, doitsu. They mean the same thing.
Because they are archaic, you will not see them in normal Japanese, but you will be able to see them in period stories, manga, anime and others.
Koitsura, Soitsura, Aitsura e Doitsura
The words koitsu, soitsura, aitsura, doitsura are the plural variants of koitsu, soitsu, aitsu, doitsu. All have the pluralizing suffix -ra.
- こいつら - These; These guys; Those people;
- そいつら - These; These guys; These people;
- あいつら - Those; Those guys; Those people;
- どいつら = Who? What guys? What people?
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