Immaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of I'm gonna. Includes a reduction of /mn/ to /m/ (see reduction of /mb/ and /mn/ on Wikipedia). Common in and possibly originated in African-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today. According to m'Cheaux, it originated in Gullah, where "a-" replaces "-ing" and indicates immediate future tense.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈaɪmə/, [ˈaːmə]
• 韻: -aɪmə

短縮形

Imma

1. (chiefly US, colloquial) Contraction of I'm +‎ gonna.

   so Imma say 6 or 7, cool

   • 2009, Kanye West, MTV Video Music Awards‎, Kanye West (actor):

     Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!

   • 2017, Frankie Pamplemousse, “The No-Kart Race”, in The ZhuZhus:

     I told you we should have gone with the mermaid costume. I'mma put this on -- 'cause I'm going to the race cause I feel better.

引用

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Imma.

アナグラム

• Imam, Mami, imam, maim, mami