え – vocab dash

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Meanings

Interjection

1. eh?; what?; oh?

2. yes; that's correct

Particle

3. used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request (Female language, at sentence end)

Pitch accent

え

Examples10

え、そうですとも。

Yes, that is most certainly so.

え、出でかける前まえに、しっかりかぎをかけたんですね。

Really? I had locked it up before I went out.

「これを見みて」「え？」「バンパーの右みぎ側がわに衝しょう突とつ痕こんがあるわ」

"Take a look at this." "Eh?" "There's an impact mark on the right-hand side of the bumper."

「おい。走はしると危あぶないぞ」「え？・・・わっ、わ、うわわ～～～っ」「あーあー、言いわんこっちゃない」

"Hey! It's dangerous to run here." "Eh? ... A-a-Aaah!!" "Oh dear, what did I tell you?"

「カイちゃんよー、お姉ねえちゃんはスゴク悲かなしいよー。こんなことで人じん生せい初はつ体たい験けんだよ」「え？」「夜よる・逃・げ」

"Kai dear! I'm really sad! Having my first experience in this way." "Eh?" "Skip-ping-town."

え？トナーが切きれてるんですか？仕し方かたないですね。加藤かとうさん、すみませんが職しょく員いん室しつに取とりに行いって下ください。

Eh? Have we run out of toner? Oh well, sorry, but can you go the staff-room and get some, Katou?