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Peridot
Lv 5
Peridot asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 9 years ago

Can someone explain what is 待ちあがれ？?

I hear that a lot when watching Ranma 1/2,

I know it means wait but what is the extra あがれ for?

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  • soph
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    It could be 待ちやがれ(machiyagare) instead of 待ちあがれ(machiagare).

    やがれ >> やがる is a verb suffix indicating hatred and contempt, or disdain for another's action

    Source(s): mother tongue
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Soph answers excellently. In Ranma's case, he is just a rough speaker. I think he simply doesn't like to speak politely without much bad feeling.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    あがれ(agare) = Rise, go up, become.

    待ち(machi) = Wait, expect, hope.

    So 待ちあがれ could mean something in the sorts of: "Wait to become", "can have waited for". It really depends on the context of where the word is being used.

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