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素で (すで, sude) Japanese meaning: genuinely | Kotomora
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Kanji 素 elementary, principle, naked Related words 本ほん 気き で 本気で means 'seriously' or 'in earnest', often implying determination or commitment. 素で focuses on being natural or unguarded, without pretense.
マジで マジで is a very casual 'seriously?' or 'for real', often used as an interjection. 素で is more about one's natural, unadorned state.
Etymology From 素 (す, 'bare, natural') + particle で, literally 'in a bare state'. The adverbial use is a colloquial extension.
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素す
で
面おも
白しろ
い
こと
を
言い
う
から
、
みんな
笑わら
っ
て
しまう
。
He says funny things without even trying, so everyone ends up laughing.
