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さかい (sakai)

November 14, 2022

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Rōmaji

sakai

Type

other (Kansai dialect)

Meaning

because

Synonym

から

Antonym

のに

Additional Info

When put after a noun or na-adjective, it’s used as “やさかい”. It’s an almost outdated Kansai dialect for (だ)から.

Example

待ってるさかい、仕事終わったら早よ帰って来て
I’ll wait for you, so please come back as soon as you finish work.

明日仕事やさかい、寝るわ
Because I have work tomorrow, I’m going to bed.

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