Grammar Points
All Kansai-ben grammar points currently explained on the site. Each entry includes formation rules, examples, and contrast with standard Japanese.
| Grammar point | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| V (stem) | The standard verb stem | |
| Particles “で” and “ど” | The Kansai-ben final particles で and ど have a function that draws attentio... |
|
| Particles “か”and “け” feeling | In Kansai-ben, when the question particles か and け are added to the end of... |
|
| ねん／てん／ん／のん／たん | In Kansai-ben, ねん, てん, ん, のん, and たん are used in queries, asking for reaso... |
|
| かいな | The standard Japanese sentence ending か(な), used in questions and strong n... |
|
| やん／やんか／やんけ／がな | The standard Japanese endings __じゃないか, __ではないか, and __じゃん can become __やん,... |
|
| Prefix “ど” | Prefix | |
| よって／さかい | The standard Japanese conjunctions for providing a reason, から and ので, may ... |
|
| ほんで／ほいで | The standard conjunctive particle for connecting a reason and a consequenc... |
|
| Vてくれへん／Vてんか | The standard Vてくれない, when used as a request, may become Vてくれへん and Vてんか in... |
|
| Vたげる／Vたる | The standard Vてあげる and Vてやる may become Vたげる and Vたる in Kansai-ben. |
|
| Vてもろた／Vてもうた | Vてもらう in Kansai-ben is the same as standard Japanese, but the past tense f... |
|
| Vてみ(ぃ) | The standard Japanese Vてみなさい, when used as an imperative, may become Vてみ i... |
|
| Vな | Like standard Japanese, Vな is also used in Kansai-ben for strong prohibiti... |
|
| Vなあかん／Vんとあかん／Vんならん | The standard Japanese expressions for obligation and necessity (see the ta... |
|
| Vたらあかん／Vんといて／Vんとって | The prohibition expression Vてはいけない can become Vたらあかん in Kansai-ben. Simila... |
|
| Vてもええ／Vてもかめへん／Vてもかまへん／Vてもかまん | The standard Japanese expression to give or ask for permission, Vてもいい, can... |
|
| Vてまう | The Vてしまう of standard Japanese, when used to indicate completion, can beco... |
|
| Vてしもた／Vても(う)た | The Vてしまった of standard Japanese, when used as an expression of completion ... |
|
| たら | In Kansai-ben, the conditional clause (れ)ば is rarely used. Instead, the co... |
|
| Vんと | Although Kansai-ben has the conditional clause __と__ like in standard Japa... |
|
| や／やろ(う)／やったら | The standard Japanese だ, when used as an assertion, may become や in Kansai... |
|
| Vてる／Vとる | The standard progressive, conditional, or stative Vている may become Vてる or V... |
|
| Vたある | Vてある in standard Japanese, when used in the sense of preparation or state,... |
|
| Vとく／Vんとく | The standard Vておく, when used in a sentence to indicate preparation, may be... |
|
| ようV／ようVへん／ようVん | Unlike standard Japanese, there are two types of potential form | |
| Vささへん／Vさされる | There are some differences between the causative forms of standard Japanes... |
|
| Vよ | In Kansai-ben, the final う sound of the volitional formTe-form (i-adjectives) |
There are some cases where the te-form |
| Vやる／Vよる | Vやる and Vよる are used to express a speaker's strong feelings, such as surpr... |
|
| Short forms of verbs | As in standard Japanese, there are many short forms for verbs in Kansai-be... |
|
| Vはる | While there are several ways to express honorifics in standard Japanese (s... |