pronunciation question
Why does the character (the black haired one) tend to stress the SU part in "desu" and "masu"?
The video is really short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLepNczfAc4

Thanks in advance.

Question

pronunciation question
Why does the character (the black haired one) tend to stress the SU part in "desu" and "masu"?
The video is really short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLepNczfAc4

Thanks in advance.

Answer

Disclaimer: My Japanese knowledge is quite limited.

This is very common in anime. My understanding is that pronouncing the last vowel part is very cutesy and/or childish. I think you should generally avoid doing it and I believe people (even women) don't really speak like that.

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