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It can also be added to the end of something I am quoting, to express surprise, or disapproval, at what was said. It is like the English, "Oh really?" or "Can you believe it?". To use an example, "Boku '''wa''' okane nanka karite imasen '''yo''' '''datte'''. Wasureta '''no''' '''ka''' (As for him, money (something like that) (to borrow) never did really (can you believe). Forget did (he)?" or "He said he never borrowed money (from me), can you believe it?! Did he forget?" (The "?!" is to approximate the '''yo datte''' which indicates that I ''really'' disapprove of what he said.)
It can also be added to the end of something I am quoting, to express surprise, or disapproval, at what was said. It is like the English, "Oh really?" or "Can you believe it?". To use an example, "Boku '''wa''' okane nanka karite imasen '''yo''' '''datte'''. Wasureta '''no''' '''ka''' (As for him, money (something like that) (to borrow) never did really (can you believe). Forget did (he)?" or "He said he never borrowed money (from me), can you believe it?! Did he forget?" (The "?!" is to approximate the '''yo datte''' which indicates that I ''really'' disapprove of what he said.)
==Demo (でも) & Sae (さえ)==
"Demo" (pronounced deh-moh) and "sae" (pronounced sah-eh) serve a similar function in that they both emphasise that what precedes it is a comparison to other actions, people or things, usually implied. "Sae" indicates a stronger emphasis and is usually used with the "~te" form of "desu" (it is), "de sae". They serve the function of the English "or," "but," "however," "even," "yet."
For example, "Ocha '''demo''', kōhī '''demo''', dou desu '''ka'''? (Tea or Coffee or in what way it is yes?)" means "Would you like (green) tea or coffee?") Demo is used to offset the two choices.
When added to an interrogative pronoun "demo" also changes the meaning. Thus:
* dare (who) becomes dare demo (anybody or everybody)
* nani (what) becomes nan demo (anything or everything) and "nan demo nai" is "nothing"
* doko (where) becomes doko demo (anywhere or everywhere)
* itu (when) becomes itu demo (anytime or every time)
It can also start a phrase, and here it is used as "but", as in "'''Demo''', watashi '''wa''' sou omowanai." or "But, I do not think so."
"Sae" is used much like the English "even", so "Kare '''wa''' kanji '''sae''' kakeru" means "He can ''even'' read kanji."
==Also See==
==Also See==