誰がおならしたの
dare ga onara shita no
The English phrase "who farted" is translated into Japanese as 誰がおならしたの (dare ga onara shita no).
This phrase is used to ask which person has released gas from their bowels.
Which one should you use?
誰がおならしたんだ is a more blunt or masculine-sounding version. For a more formal approach, you can use 誰がおならしましたか.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
誰がおならしたんだ is considered informal and sounds more blunt or masculine, whereas 誰がおならしましたか is the polite version of the question.
How do you pronounce it?
dare ga onara shita no
Did you know?
- While 誰がおならしたの asks who did it, Japanese speakers often avoid the question entirely to save 'face' for others, preferring to ignore the smell or blame a pet.
- The term おなら uses the prefix お, which is typically used to show respect or refinement. This is a linguistic habit called 'beautification' to make an unpleasant topic sound softer.
- Japanese employs 'onomatopoeia' for the sound of the act, such as ぶっ (bu), which can be used as a noun to describe the fart itself instead of using the word おなら.
Examples in context
- だれがおならしたの？Who farted?
- おなら、だれの？Whose fart is it?
- え、誰がおならしたの？E, dare ga onarashita no?Wait, who farted?
- さっき、誰がおならしたの？Sakki, dare ga onarashita no?Who farted just now?
Example conversation
Yui and Yota are sitting together in a room.
- 結衣 Yuiうわ、くさい！誰がおならしたの？uwa, kusai! dare ga onara shita no?Ugh, it stinks! Who farted?
- 陽太 Yota僕じゃないよ。boku janai yo.It wasn't me.
- 結衣 Yui本当に？陽太でしょ？hontou ni? youta desho?Really? It was you, Yota, right?
- 陽太 Yota違うよ、本当に僕じゃない！chigau yo, hontou ni boku janai!No, it really wasn't me!
