っす

Japanese

Etymology

From です.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sːɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

っす • (ssu) 

1. Contraction of です.

Suffix

っす • (-ssu) 

1. (colloquial, informal) informal polite marker, attaching to the non-polite form at the end of a sentence, ruder than regular polite forms です (desu) and ます (-masu)

   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 (da), っす replaces だ.
• Very colloquial and not considered standard. Often used by male students.

Related terms

• うぃーっす (wīssu)
• ちわーっす (chiwāssu)
• あざーっす (azāssu)
• おっす (ossu)