表層形
ええっと
エーット
感動詞
ええっと (エーット)
Eetto · えーっと — -ade (e.g. orangeade); aid
Other ways to say “ade” in Japanese →
ええっと in rōmaji: eetto.
感動詞
フィラー
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Updated: 2026年9月27日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
ええっと
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
えーと
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| 読み (Reading) |
エーット
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| 品詞 (POS) |
感動詞・フィラー・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
*
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
ええっと
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| 読み・基本形 |
エーット
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| 表記・基本形 |
ええっと
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| 見出し語の読み |
エート
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How it's used
Used only as a filler when hesitating in speech, and not for any drink-related meaning.
ええっと、何を言おうとしたんだっけ。
Eetto, nani o iou to shita n dakke.
Um, what was I trying to say?
ええっと、その本はどこにしまったかな。
Eetto, sono hon wa doko ni shimatta kana.
Um, where did I put that book?
⚖️ Often confused with えっと (etto), which is a shorter, less drawn-out hesitation sound.
💡 English Meaning
ええっと means “-ade (e.g. orangeade); aid” — full definition & examples →
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エーット
Lemma: えーと
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (ええっと) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (えーと) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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