ほら

Casual interjection meaning “Look!”, “See?”, or “Here!” used to draw attention or hand something over.

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Other forms

ほれ a slightly more forceful or masculine-sounding variation

1 Interjection

Look!" / "See? I told you so.

Functions as a verbal pointer to direct immediate attention or to highlight that a previous warning was correct.

Example

ほら、見て！猫がいるよ。

Hey, look! There's a cat.

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2 Interjection

Here you go.

Acccompanies the action of handing an object to someone in a familiar context.

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ほら

Casual interjection meaning "Look!", "See?", or "Here!" used to draw attention or hand something over.

Example

この言葉を覚えましょう。

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