Dattebayo T-shirt

The Real Meaning of Japanese “Dattebayo” (だってばよ)

Naruto’s catchphrase,「～だってばよ」(dattebayo), is replaced in the English version with “Believe it!”

However, according to numerous Japanese Q&A websites, it is actually more or less meaningless and simply functions like the emphasis particle よ (yo).

In Naruto, this expression is either spoken by itself or added onto the end of something else the main character Naruto says.

Although it’s translated as “Believe it!” in the English localization of the series, the actual phrase doesn’t mean much of anything and simply serves to add flavor and a unique, childish brashness to Naruto’s dialog.

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