This phrase is explicit and should not be used in polite or formal settings. 4. Tone Modifiers (Adding to 言いましたよ) | Particle / Phrase | Effect | |------------------|--------| | …て言ったでしょ？ | “I told you, didn’t I?” (more accusatory) | | さっき (sakki) | “I said it earlier…” | | 何度も (nando mo) | “I said it multiple times…” | | 聞こえなかったの？ | “Did you not hear me?” |
| Japanese | Romaji | English | |----------|--------|---------| | ゴム | gomu | rubber (elastic material) / condom (slang) / eraser (rare in this context) | | を | o | direct object marker | | つけて | tsukete | te-form of tsukeru (to attach, put on, apply) | | と | to | quotation particle | | 言いました | iimashita | said (polite past) | | よ | yo | sentence-ending particle (adds emphasis / new information) | gomu o tsukete to iimashita yo