How to Say ‘I caught it myself, so I can have it for free!’ in Japanese
自分で捕ったから これ タダだえ〜
じぶんでとったからこれタダだえー
Phrase Breakdown
自分で捕ったから
これ
タダ
だ
え〜
Word-by-Word Breakdown
自分じぶん
[jibun]
oneself/myself
Refers to oneself or one’s own actions.
自分で決めました。
I decided by myself.
でで
[de]
by means of
Indicates the method by which an action is done.
ペンで書きます。
I will write with a pen.
捕っとっ
[totsu]
caught
To have captured or seized something.
虫を捕った。
I caught a bug.
たた
[ta]
past tense
Indicates the past tense of a verb.
学校に行った。
I went to school.
からから
[kara]
because
Used for indicating a reason.
雨だから、出かけません。
Because it is raining, I won't go out.
これこれ
[kore]
this
Refers to something near the speaker.
これを見て。
Look at this.
タダタダ
[tada]
free
No cost or charge.
水はタダです。
Water is free.
だだ
[da]
copula/ to be
A verb used to link the subject with an attribute.
それは本だ。
That is a book.
え〜えー
[ee]
eh (how)
Expression of surprise or question.
これがタダえ〜。
Is this really free?
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