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Does だって find it's roots in some different combination of words, or is it it's
own, self made, particle? Where does だって come from?
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particles etymology
Where does だって come from?
“だって” is a sentence-ending particle, coming from binding particle “だって”: a
sound change of “だとて”, which is an auxiliary verb of assertion “だ” followed by
~~an auxiliary verb~~ a binding particle “とて”, and it is used in a casual
conversation.
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