â Today we will learn some common Japanese phrases! â Todayâs Japanese phrases are all based off the Japanese expression ããã§ãã. â ããã§ãã(sou desu) means âIt is soâ or âThatâs right.â. â In casual speech you can leave off ã§ã (desu) and just sayããã(sou) â It is often used in combination with the word ã¯ã (hai) which means âYes.â.
abate definition: The definition of abate means to become less or lower in amount or force than at a prior time. (verb) An example of abate is when a hurricane becomes a tropical storm. ...
Bated is one of the many words Shakespeare invented (or at least he was the first person to put the word on a piece of paper that survived to this day). Bated is a form of abate, which means âto diminish, beat down, or reduce.â So when youâre waiting with bated (read: abated) breath, youâre so eager, anxious, excited, or frightened that youâre almost holding your breath. Shakespeare used the phrase with bated breath in The Merchant of Venice. It's a scene where Shylock, the moneylender, points out the irony of Antonio, the merchant, coming to him for a loan after treating him so poorly in the past: