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やっぱり info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
1. Associate it with the feeling of confirmation or realization. "Yappa" sounds like "yep," which you might say when something you thought turns out to be true.
2. Visually remember it with the concept: imagine someone nodding in agreement and saying “Yappa, I knew it.”

Explanations:
やっぱり (yappari) is used to express a realization, confirmation, or something that turned out as expected. It conveys the idea that something has happened in line with what was anticipated.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– やはり (yahari): More formal but has the same meaning.
– 案の定 (an no jou): Means "just as expected" and is more formal.

Alternate meanings like slang:
– It can be used more casually among friends as "yappa" to imply a sense of "I thought so" or “I knew it.”

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. やっぱり、彼は来なかった。
Romanized: Yappari, kare wa konakatta.
Translation: Just as I thought, he didn't come.

2. やっぱり、雨が降り始めたね。
Romanized: Yappari, ame ga furihajimeta ne.
Translation: Sure enough, it started to rain.

3. 私もやっぱり行きたくないな。
Romanized: Watashi mo yappari ikitakunai na.
Translation: After all, I don’t want to go either.

4. やっぱり、高いやつが一番おいしいです。
Romanized: Yappari, takai yatsu ga ichiban oishii desu.
Translation: As expected, the expensive one is the most delicious.

5. 試験はやっぱり難しかった。
Romanized: Shiken wa yappari muzukashikatta.
Translation: The exam was difficult, just as I thought.

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やっぱり info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– The word 'やっぱり' can be remembered by associating it with the feeling of confirmation or realization. Imagine saying "I knew it!" or "As expected!" in a surprising or confirming tone, which matches the essence of 'やっぱり'.

Explanations:
– 'やっぱり' comes from 'やはり', and it conveys a sense of "as expected", "after all", or "I told you so". It’s often used when something turns out the way one anticipated.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 'やっぱし' (yappashi): a more casual or colloquial variant of 'やっぱり'.
– 'やはり' (yahari): a more formal equivalent.

Alternate meanings/slang:
– Besides "as expected" or "after all", 'やっぱり' can also indicate a change of opinion or a return to a previous state, often translated as "after reconsideration" or "again".

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. やっぱり雨が降ってきた。(やっぱり あめが ふってきた。)
(Yappari ame ga futtekita.)
"It started raining after all."

2. あの映画はやっぱり面白かった。(あの えいがは やっぱり おもしろかった。)
(Ano eiga wa yappari omoshirokatta.)
"That movie was interesting, as expected."

3. やっぱり彼女は来なかったね。(やっぱり かのじょは こなかったね。)
(Yappari kanojo wa konakatta ne.)
"She didn’t come, after all."

4. やっぱり焼肉を食べに行こう。(やっぱり やきにくを たべに いこう。)
(Yappari yakiniku o tabe ni ikō.)
"Let’s go eat grilled meat after all."

5. 試験はやっぱり難しかった。(しけんは やっぱり むずかしかった。)
(Shiken wa yappari muzukashikatta.)
"The exam was difficult, as expected."

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