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IPA(Pronunciation)

/s/

Verb

abbreviation alt-of clitic contraction Southern-US dialectal proscribed informal nonstandard sometimes

Contraction of is. / Contraction of has. / (proscribed, dialectal, Southern US) Contraction of was.

Japanese Meaning

「is」の短縮形 / 「has」の短縮形 / （規範外、方言、南部米語）「was」の短縮形

What is this buttons?

He's excited because she's coming and it's going to be fun.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼はわくわくしています。彼女が来るので、きっと楽しいでしょう。

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Sense（1）

Contraction of is.

The dog's running after me!

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Sense（2）

Contraction of has.

The dog's been chasing the mail carrier again.

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Sense（3）

(proscribed, dialectal, Southern US) Contraction of was.

It's a beautiful day yesterday so I's at the park.

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Sense（4）

(informal) Contraction of does (used only with the auxiliary meaning of does and only after interrogative words).

What's he do for a living?

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Sense（5）

(nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) are (used mainly after where, here, and there).

Where's the table tennis balls?

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