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mo- + ttara
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2012/12/15 05:37
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Hi! I have a problem with this expression
"もー (name of theperson)ったら"
What does it mean?
Thanks.
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by Malala16
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2012/12/15 11:05
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This is for friendly terms also family talk. Mostly Woman using.
もう(not もー):Wow,Oh,Come on,What interjection used to strengthen expression of an emotion
person name not for human only. (mostly pets as family)
-たら : emphasized after adjective phrase (as abbreviation) adjective phrase using for both positive(after Joke with chuckle/simper) and negative(not serious. often in exasperation ex:Mam to son)
similar phrase : もう + name + -てば (-tteba)
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by Yuno (guest)
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2012/12/15 17:58
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Rather than "don't do it," I would say it's something that a mom might say after her child has done something outrageous/funny. So it's like "ahhh, XXX, (what have you done)!" kind of comment.
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by AK (guest)
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2012/12/16 11:54
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Personally, I have never heard of もー・・・たら!nor used it by myself.
Probably this is because I am a male from western Japan. I think もー・・・たら!is not formal, and used only by young female (or, at least by those who thinks herself young) around Kanto area. Further, I wonder whether this is used in the real world (I think it might be too kawaii when used in real life). Maybe it is only used in Anime, Manga or TV drama? Therefore I would like to ask Japanese member here, have you ever used or heard this phrase?
In the real life of Kansai area, I would say, well, なにしてんねん!, which means "what are you doing!". If I am a female, なにしてんのー. These are not so kawaii phrases, I guess :-).
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by frog1954
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Re: mo- + ttara
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2012/12/16 12:16
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frog1954,
I admit its usage is limited to women, but I'd say it has a bit of condescending tone and coquettish at the same time, so I'd say not really young women but "mom" type lol.
Well, I'm a Japanese woman, not a mom, and I'd say I've never used it in my life so far :)
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by AK (guest)
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2012/12/16 12:17
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...or maybe, if a young girl puffs up her cheeks and says this at her boyfriend full blast, that means she is really angry at him! :)
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by AK (guest)
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2012/12/16 13:20
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Thank you AK for your response.
it has a bit of condescending tone and coquettish
Yes, I have the same sense. I sometimes notice condescending (oh, difficult word, I have never used it since now) tone from some females around, but never sense coquettish one ;).
I'd say I've never used it in my life so far :)
I see. Then at present 100% Japanese do not use this phrase :-).
that means she is really angry at him! :)
Then I might be lucky not to have experienced this.
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by frog1954
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2012/12/17 16:33
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yeah, actually it's from a manga, heh. It doesn't surprise me that it's not a common expresion... fiction tends to exaggerate after all, it's common here too.
If it's not too much to ask, can you help me with the meaning of 'omae nanka?' I mean, the problem is that the sentence is not finished, so I don't get what exactly it means alone. Everything would be "おれへのあてつけにしたって... も〜おめーなんか..."
and I guess the first part is something like "you're doing this just to annoy me..." maybe?
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by Malala16
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Re: mo- + ttara
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2012/12/17 17:08
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I'm surprised! I tought that's used by girls/ladies... Both of もー and ったら are often used, but surely I had not heard someone said so...?!
Roughly before experts' explanation, "お前なんか" means "(worthless person) like you" to look down on you. In ordinary case, it's omitted sentence for "I can't care about (worthless person) like you any further" or something.
I think "なんか" is colloquial expression for "何か"(something).
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by ajapaneseboy
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