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Grammar detail: りゃ
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In colloquial speech, the contraction りゃ is often used instead of both りは / りや and れは / れば.
For example, consider this example:
Here, the stem of わかる (understand) is being used with the やしない construction as an emphatic negative, meaning 'I just don't understand'. The り + や are then contracted to りゃ.
In this example, それは (that) is contracted to そりゃ:
In this example, すれば (if you do it) is contracted to すりゃ:
See also:
- colloquial variations of Japanese
- やしない negative
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