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っすわ : ssuwa | define meaning
ssuwa
Pronunciation: [sːuwa]
Definition
Copula
- Emphatic or emotive auxiliary ending equivalent to the standard form ですよ desu yo or だよ da yo.
- ま、しゃーないっすわ。
ma, shaanaissu wa.
"Well, it can't be helped" - ほんまアホっすわ
honma aho ssu wa
"[He's] such an idiot" - つや、ほんとうきらいっすわ【梅雨、本当嫌いっすわ】
tsuya, hontou kiraissu wa
"I really hate the rainy season"
- ま、しゃーないっすわ。
Etymology
Derived from a reduced form of the copula です desu and the emphatic particle わ wa.
意味：ですよ、ですわ