ちっと

Japanese

Alternative spelling
些と

Etymology

Originally an emphatic gemination of ちと (chito),^[1]^[2]^[3] a common process in Japanese. First attested in 1250.^[1]

An adjective sense is attested from the early 1600s,^[1] but this appears to have fallen out of use, as this is not included in various references focused on the modern language.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちっと [chìttóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[3]^[4]
(Tokyo) ちっと [chìttó] (Heiban – [0])^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕit̚to̞]

Adverb

ちっと • (chitto) ^{←ちつと (tituto)^?}

[from 1250] (informal) slightly, somewhat, a bit

Derived terms

ちょっと (chotto, “slightly, somewhat, a bit”)

Adjective

ちっと • (chitto) ^{←ちつと (tituto)^?}-na (adnominal ちっとな (chitto na), adverbial ちっとに (chitto ni))

[early 1600s–??] (archaic, possibly obsolete) slight, small, of limited size or amount

Inflection

Inflection of **ちっと**
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	ちっとだろ	chitto daro
Continuative (連用形)	ちっとで	chitto de
Terminal (終止形)	ちっとだ	chitto da
Attributive (連体形)	ちっとな	chitto na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	ちっとなら	chitto nara
Imperative (命令形)	ちっとであれ	chitto de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	ちっとではないちっとじゃない	chitto de wa nai chitto ja nai
Informal past	ちっとだった	chitto datta
Informal negative past	ちっとではなかったちっとじゃなかった	chitto de wa nakatta chitto ja nakatta
Formal	ちっとです	chitto desu
Formal negative	ちっとではありませんちっとじゃありません	chitto de wa arimasen chitto ja arimasen
Formal past	ちっとでした	chitto deshita
Formal negative past	ちっとではありませんでしたちっとじゃありませんでした	chitto de wa arimasen deshita chitto ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	ちっとで	chitto de
Conditional	ちっとなら（ば）	chitto nara (ba)
Provisional	ちっとだったら	chitto dattara
Volitional	ちっとだろう	chitto darō
Adverbial	ちっとに	chitto ni
Degree	ちっとさ	chittosa

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “些”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “些と”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NKDc-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “些”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 “些と”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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