The small ‘tsu’ in Japanese

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The small ‘tsu’ or short silent pause indicates that the following consonants will be doubled. The size of the ‘tsu’ is much smaller than the normal ‘tsu’. Sometimes small ‘tsu’ is used at the end of a sentence to indicate anger, sense of abruptness or surprise.

 

Hiragana small ‘tsu’: っ

Katakana small ‘tsu’:ッ



Let’s compare the normal ‘tsu’ to a small ‘tsu’:

normal

small

つ

っ

ツ

ッ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Example:

           がっこう (gakkou) à School

           きっぷ (kippu) à Ticket

           たってください (tattekudasai)à Please stand up

           まっすぐ (massugu) à Straight

           よっつ (yottsu) à Four

 

           バッグ (baggu) à Bag

           ホットドッグ (hottodoggu) à Hotdog

           クラシック (kurashikku) à Classic

           キッチン (kicchin) à Kitchen

           クローゼット (kuro-zetto) à Closet


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Latest Update March 29, 2024

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