What is “へ” when used at the end of a sentence?
I have been hearing “へ” used at the end of sentences, mostly when I’m listening to music. Is this used mostly in songs? When I tried searching online I couldn’t find anything mentioning it, but am certain that is what they are using.
Am I over thinking this?
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Answers · 3
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I think you are talking about anastrophe.
We learn it at elementary school and use it in everyday life.
It's frequently used in poetry and song.
You can find many examples in lyrics too.
In a text book my son used, for example, there was "Swimmy" by Leo Lionni.
It was translated by a famous Japanese poet and you can find an anastrophe example;
スイミーはおよいだ、くらい海のそこを。
In the typical word order it should be;
スイミーは、くらい海のそこを およいだ。
In the first sentence, he put 「およいだ」 first and makes kids think about "HOW" he swam.
So Japanese kids learn how to use it.
As examples of 「へ」;
「ぼくは きみのところへ いくよ」 sounds normal.
But if you hear 「ぼくは いくよ」 first, it makes you feel you want to know "where"
It could be anywhere else.
Then you hear 「きみのところへ」, not to anyone else. 「きみ」”YOU" are special.
Likewise;
「ぼくは 行くよ、アメリカへ」(ぼくは アメリカへ行くよ)
「さがしにいこう どこまでもとおくへ」(どこまでもとおくへ さがしにいこう)
「あいしてる、きみだけを」(きみだけを あいしてる)
「わすれないよ、きみのことを」(きみのことを わすれないよ)
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It might be best if you gave an example sentence/lyric
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