{"id":3506,"date":"2021-10-06T11:57:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T02:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arc.ac.jp\/Tokyo\/en\/?p=3506"},"modified":"2021-11-12T14:10:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T05:10:05","slug":"mimi-bunpou007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arc.ac.jp\/Tokyo\/en\/mimi-bunpou007\/","title":{"rendered":"DAIJOUBU?"},"content":{"rendered":"

– Vol.7 –<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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ARC teacher Mimi Sensei will answer your questions regarding Japanese language.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\uff31\uff1a\u300cDAIJOUBU\u300d: what does it mean?
\u3000Many times, when I watch Japanese TV shows, I don\u2019t know if it means YES or NO.
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\u3000Yes, I can definitely relate to that experience: me too, I find myself confused some times in the middle of conversation, by the use of <\/span>\u201cDAIJOUBU\u201d.<\/p>\r\n

\u3000Originally, <\/span>\u201cDAIJOUBU\u201d was used only with the meaning of \u201cNo problem\u201d or \u201cIt\u2019s fine, no worries\u201d. But from a certain point in history, young people started to use the word as \u201cNo, thank you\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m good\u201d, in situations where they want to refuse something.<\/p>\r\n

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\u3000For example, in conversation like this.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\uff1cAt the convenience store<\/span>\uff1e<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Clerk: \u201cRejibukuro, otsukeshimasuka<\/em>?\u201d (=Do you need a plastic bag?)<\/p>\r\n

Customer: \u201cIie, daijoubu desu<\/em>\u201d\uff08\uff1dIt<\/span>\u2019s fine, I don\u2019t need it\uff09<\/p>\r\n

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\uff1cAt a party<\/span>\uff1e<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\uff21: <\/span>\u201cMata aitainode, yokattara ranrakusaki wo koukan shimasenka?<\/em>\u201d
(=I would like to see you again! Can I have your number?)<\/p>\r\n

\uff22: <\/span>\u201cA, daijoubu desu.<\/em>\u201d\uff08\uff1dI<\/span>\u2019m sorry, but no thank you…\uff09<\/p>\r\n

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In conversation like these, the person hears \u201cDAIJOUBU\u201d and expects a positive response (OK), while actually they are being turned down, rejected. It\u2019s not strange that people make mistakes. Is there a reason for why to say NO is used \u201cDAIJOUBU\u201d?\u3000Very likely it is because nowadays many young people cannot say NO and refuse things directly because they are afraid the other person will feel bad, and so they use <\/span>\u201cDAIJOUBU\u201d. This usage might be born in order to be polite, but for me, it\u2019s still hard to understand!<\/p>\r\n

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