ひっぱたくぞ
hippataku zo
ひっぱたくぞ (hippataku zo) is the Japanese way to say "I will slap you".
This phrase is used as a threat to hit someone on the face with an open hand. It is a confrontational expression used when a person is angry or in the middle of an argument.
What does it mean word for word?
The verb ひっぱたく literally means to strike or slap someone forcefully. The particle ぞ is added to the end to provide emphasis.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ひっぱたくぞ is highly informal and carries an aggressive tone.
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle ぞ at the end of the phrase is a masculine-coded emphatic particle used to add force or a sense of warning to a statement.
How do you pronounce it?
hippataku zo
Did you know?
- In a Japanese workplace, threatening a subordinate with a slap is legally viewed as 'power harassment' (pawa hara), which can lead to severe corporate disciplinary action regardless of the speaker's rank.
- The phrase ひっぱたく is an intensified version of たたく, where the extra sounds add a sense of sudden, snapping speed to the action.
- While ぞ is masculine, a speaker might use the particle わ at the end of this threat to sound like a 'scary' or 'domineering' woman, a trope common in Japanese crime dramas.
Examples in context
- いい加減なこと言うと、ホントに平手打ちするよ。If you keep saying nonsensical things, I will seriously slap you.
- そんなこと言ったら、ひっぱたくぞ。Sonna koto ittara, hippataku zo.If you say something like that, I will slap you.
- 調子に乗ると、ひっぱたくぞ。Choushi ni noru to, hippataku zo.If you get carried away, I will slap you.
- 生意気な口を叩くな。ひっぱたくぞ。Namaiki na kuchi o hakuna. Hippataku zo.Don't talk back to me. I will slap you.
Example conversation
Ren is annoyed by Yui's teasing.
- 結衣 Yuiねえ、また失敗したの？nee, mata shippai shita no?Hey, did you fail again?
- 蓮 Renうるさいな。ひっぱたくぞ！urusai na. hippataku zo!Shut up. I'll slap you!
- 結衣 Yuiひどい！冗談なのに。hidoi! joudan nanoni.How mean! I was only joking.
- 蓮 Renもういいから静かにして。mou ii kara shizuka ni shite.That's enough, just be quiet.
