では
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Compound of particle で (de, “at, in, on”, locative particle) and は (wa, topic particle; no English equivalent). In this case, the は (wa) is used in its contrastive function, emphasizing that the statement is about the portion preceding the で (de) in contrast to other possibilities.
Particle
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 出羽守 (Dewa no kami)
Etymology 2
[edit]Of で (de, conjunctive adverb) and は (wa, topic particle).
Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]- well, so, well then (used at the start of a sentence as an interjection or conjunction, leading in from the previous statement)
- From the Emacs tutorial (English)
- では&& C-v &&(次の画面を見る)をタイプして次の画面に進んで下さい。(さあ、やってみましょう。コントロールキーを押しながら&& v &&です)
- De wa&& C-v &&(tsugi no gamen o miru) o taipu shite tsugi no gamen ni susunde kudasai.(Sā, yattemimashō. Kontorōrukī o oshinagara&& v &&desu)
- Now type C-v (View next screen) to move to the next screen. (go ahead, do it by depressing the control key and v together)
- では&& C-v &&(次の画面を見る)をタイプして次の画面に進んで下さい。(さあ、やってみましょう。コントロールキーを押しながら&& v &&です)
- From the Emacs tutorial (English)
Interjection
[edit]- used to signal the end of a conversation or message as a whole: that's all for now
Usage notes
[edit]- Can be reduplicated as ではでは (de wa de wa).
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN