おならした
onara shita
In Japanese, the phrase "you farted" is said as おならした (onara shita).
This phrase is a statement used to tell someone that they have released gas from their bowels.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of おなら, which is the noun for "fart" and した, which is the past tense of the verb "to do".
How do you pronounce it?
onara shita
Did you know?
- The word 屁 (he) is used in the idiom 屁に脈がない, which literally means 'there is no pulse in the fart' and describes someone who is completely unreliable.
- In Japan, there is a traditional custom of pretending not to have heard the sound of someone farting to save the person from 'shame' or 'loss of face'.
- In Japanese, adding the honorific prefix お to なら (gas) creates the noun おなら, making the term sound more polite or softened than its direct English equivalent.
Examples in context
- またおならしたな！You farted again!This sentence is useful for expressing that someone has farted again.Tatoeba #8843611 by mochico, translation #9353006 by DJ_Saidez
- 今、おならした？ima, onarashita?Did you just fart?
- 絶対におならしたでしょ。zettai ni onarashita desho.You definitely farted.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
A quiet room where two friends are studying together.
- 美咲 Misakiねえ、陽太くん、今おならした？nee, Youta-kun, ima onarashita?Hey, Youta, did you just fart?
- 陽太 Yotaいや、僕はしてないよ。iya, boku wa shite nai yo.No, I didn't.
- 美咲 Misakiでも、絶対におならした！demo, zettai ni onarashita!But you definitely farted!
- 陽太 Yotaあはは、バレたかな。ahaha, bareta kana.Haha, did I get caught?
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
