Particle “な”

Particle “na”

Common uses

• Reminder
• Soliciting and demonstrating agreement

Grammar elements

• な

The standard Japanese final particle ね can become な in Kansai-ben.

Kansai-ben vs. Standard

Standard	＿＿＿ね
Kansai-ben	＿＿＿な

Examples

Demanding agreement

Standard	いい天気だね。
Kansai-ben	ええ天気やな。
English	The weather is nice, isn't it?

Request confirmation

Standard	明日、車貸してね。
Kansai-ben	明日、車貸してな。
English	Tomorrow, you're going to let me use the car, right?

Commentary

Strong requests using Vてぇな

Extending the final え sound of the て-form of the verb makes the request stronger.

Vてえな (strong request)

Standard	明日、車貸してよね(ー)。
Kansai-ben	明日、車貸してぇな(あ)。
English	Would you please let me use your car tomorrow?