っす

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sːɯ̟ᵝ]

Etymology

From です

Verb

っす (rōmaji ssu)

  1. to be

Suffix

っす (rōmaji -ssu)

  1. informal polite marker, attaching to the non-polite form at the end of a sentence, ruder than regular polite forms (です and -ます)
    知 (し)ってるっす。
    Shitteru ssu.
    I know.
    俺 (おれ)のもんっす。
    Ore no mon ssu.
    This is mine.
    すぐ来 (く)るっすよ。
    Sugu kuru ssu yo.
    It will come soon.
Usage notes
  • If the original non-polite sentence ends with だ, っす replaces だ.
  • Very colloquial and not considered standard. Often used by male students.
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