I watched a show in which person A tells person B they want them to come back.
After it's said, person C said " datoyo." I don't understand it. Da to yo is
used to quote things but why would you quote person A if person B heard him?
Could it simply be that person C is agreeing with what person A said? Like
saying " yeah, what he said. " to avoid repeating it?
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だとよ at the beginning of a sentence
Assuming C said だとよ to B, and assuming everyone is at the same place, yes, C
is basically "quoting" A's statement. Its purpose is to confirm B heard what A
said, and to prompt B's response. It's something like "So that's what A is
saying, huh?", "(B,) you heard what A said?", "(B,) what do you say after A
said this?", etc. Note that saying だとよ by itself does not necessary mean C has
agreed with A.
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