Structure
Phrase + ぞ
Details
Part of Speech
Particle
Word Type
Sentence-ending Particle
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Casual
品詞
助詞
単語の種類
終助詞
使用域
タメ語
About ぞ
ぞ is a sentence-ending particle that is used for emphasis in a similar way to よ. However, it is quite a bit stronger and primarily only used by men. While よ may simply state a point or a fact, ぞ is usually reserved for more forcefully highlighting something. In many cases, it will just be translated as an exclamation point.
ぞ may be used at the end of any sentence, but can only follow conjugatable words such as verbs, adjectives, and auxiliary verbs.
The speaker frequently uses ぞ simply to encourage or convince themselves, rather than specifically directing the statement at another.
Caution
Although uncommon, ぞ may also be used as an adverbial particle in the same way as は. In sentences like this, it is more emphatic and draws extra attention to the topic itself.
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これぞ日本車だ。Now, this is a Japanese car.
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着物ぞ日本の文化だ。Kimonos are Japanese culture!
Additionally, this use of ぞ as an adverbial particle may also follow question words such as どこ ‘where’, 誰 ‘who’, なに ‘what’, etc.
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誰ぞ手を貸せ!Someone, give me a hand!
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こんな夜遅くまで、どこぞで何をしていた?Where were you and what were you doing out this late at night?
This use is also emphatic, but not quite to the same extent as with standard nouns.
Examples
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鍵をなくした…。これは弱ったぞ。
I lost the key… Now this is troublesome!
やった〜!実験が上手くいったぞ!
Yahoo! The experiment went well!
スケジュールより遅れている。急ぐぞ!
I am running behind schedule. I will hurry up!
走るのが遅いぞ!もっと速く走りなさい!
Your running is slow! Run faster!
ヒーロー:「あの怪物に好き勝手はさせないぞ!」
Hero: 'I will not let that monster freely do whatever it wants!'
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