🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kumamoto)
～たい : tai | define meaning
tai
Definition
Suffix
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Used to add emphasis to preceding word or utterance.
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よかたい【良かたい】
yokatai
"It's quite good", "Is it not good?" -
そぎゃんたい
sogyan-tai
"That kind of thing"
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よかたい【良かたい】
Etymology
Possibly related to the ～たい -tai ending in standard Japanese expressions such as おもたい【重たい】 omotai "heavy; massive" or ねむたい【眠たい】 nemutai "sleepy", which ultimately derives from the adjective いたい【痛い】 itai "painful". However, there is no differential implication of objectivity or subjectivity in the Kumamoto ending.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | ～たい |
| Romanization | tai |
意味：～よ、～だよ、～じゃないか
～たい
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, April 2). ～たい : tai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, November 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1946/tai/.