よ ⇒ で・わEmphasis (sentence ending particle)

The sentence ending particle よ in standard Japanese has 2 possible alternatives in 関西弁(かんさいべん). These are わ, and で. わ and で are considered sentence ending particles themselves in 関西弁(かんさいべん), and behave slightly differently to their standard Japanese counterparts. As replacements for よ, わ and で will express to the listener that something is being emphasized, or that new information is being conveyed.

Either で or わ may be used at the end of a sentence in which new information is being conveyed. However, when preceded by a noun or な-Adjective, the regular combination of だよ (or ですよ) will be replaced with either やわ, or やで (や being the 関西弁(かんさいべん) equivalent of だ or です).

Caution

です is also regularly seen with わ, as it is not always replaced by や. Despite this, で (as a sentence ending particle) may not be used with です. This is the primary grammatical difference between で and わ that will need to be remembered.

Caution

In standard Japanese, わ is a sentence ending particle that is primarily used by women to add a slight nuance of emphasis, exclamation, or determination. The primary difference between the standard Japanese わ, and the 関西弁(かんさいべん) わ is intonation. In 関西弁(かんさいべん) わ is said with a falling tone (and may be used by men or women), while the standard わ is said with a rising tone (and is almost exclusively used by women).