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ねん

nen

Definition

Particle

  1. Ending used to add emphasis to an utterance
    1. なんでやねん
      nande ya nen!
      "You gotta be kidding me!", "What? Why?"
    2. すっきゃねん
      sukkya nen
      "I love you"
    3. なにしてんねん【何してんねん?】
      nani shiten nen?
      "What are you doing?"

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Kanaねん
Romanizationnen

意味:よ、のよ、のだ、んだ、のか、のですか

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, October 16). ねん : nen | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2668/nen/.