Grammar Info

関西弁 Lesson 1: 4/21

じゃないか ⇒ やんかIsn't it?, Doesn't it?, Don't you?

関西弁

Structure

Phrase + やんか

Details

    About じゃないか ⇒ やんか

    When やん (an expression similar to でしょう) is paired with the sentence ending particle か, it slightly changes the nuance to something similar to じゃないか. This means that it can be translated as 'isn't it?'.

    Although やんか is a combination of や (acting as an auxiliary verb), の (shortened to ん), and か (both acting as sentence ending particles), やんかis treated as a stand alone statement that may be attached to the end of almost any sentence, regardless of regular conjugation rules.

    Occasionally, か may be replaced by かいさ. やんかいさ is similar to やんか, except that it more strongly conveys that the speaker is looking for an answer, or extra information. Additionally, やんかいさis more common in 京都(きょうと), as opposed to やんか, which is more common in 大阪(おおさか) (both cities within the 関西(かんさい) area.)

    Examples

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      あなたは犬(いぬ)が好(す)きじゃないか。
      あなたは犬(いぬ)が好(す)きやんか。

      You like dogs, don't you?

      田中(たなか)さんは寿司(すし)が嫌(きら)いじゃないか？そうだったら、誕生日(たんじょうび)祝(いわ)いは回転(かいてん)寿司(ずし)以外(いがい)でいい。
      田中(たなか)さんは寿司(すし)が嫌(きら)いやんか？そうやったら、誕生日(たんじょうび)祝(いわ)いは回転(かいてん)寿司(ずし)以外(いがい)でええ。

      Tanaka-san doesn't like sushi does he/she? If that is the case, someplace other than kaiten-sushi would be good for birthday celebrations.

      青(あお)りんごじゃないか。赤(あか)りんごしか食(た)べないよ。
      青(あお)りんごやんか。赤(あか)りんごしか食(た)べへんで。

      This is a green apple isn't it? I only eat red apples.

      難(むずか)しくなったんじゃないか？
      難(むずか)しくなったやんか？

      It got hard (to do), didn't it?

      その帽子(ぼうし)は私(わたし)の(帽子(ぼうし))じゃないか。
      その帽子(ぼうし)は私(わたし)の(帽子(ぼうし))やんか。

      That hat is my hat isn't it?

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