やっぱり

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Japanese[edit]

Alternative spelling
矢っ張り (rare)

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Emphatic pronunciation of やはり (yahari).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

やっぱり (yappari

  1. (emphatic) Alternative form of やはり (yahari)
    やっぱり()(なか)さんは()なかった。
    Yappari Tanaka-san wa konakatta.
    As expected, Ms. Tanaka didn't come.
    やっぱり(にん)(げん)っていうのは(よわ)いな。
    Yappari ningen tte iu no wa yowai na.
    All human beings are weak as I expected.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN