Kisame saying "desu ne". What does it mean?

[Blood Raven]

I have noticed that Kisame often says "desu ne" when he talks. Usually he says it in the end of his sentence, but sometimes it's in the middle of it. Can anyone say what it means? I guess it's similar to Naruto's "Dattebayo", as it can't be translated.

[Mendrox]

I thinki it's someting similar to "....,isn't it? or ....,doesn't it?" <- Something like that ^^

[Eureka]

Yeah, something of the likes. I'd translate it as "Right?"

[Danse]

yeah if i remember right, its been years since i learned Japanese

but i do translate to something like "right" like are you agreeing with them

but i cant really remember now

[DeLarge]

i think it is something like at the end of each sentence he says:no?

[Taxman]

yeah if i remember right, its been years since i learned Japanese

but i do translate to something like "right" like are you agreeing with them

but i cant really remember now

this is correct....it's like saying "don't you agree?"

[Louchan]

Kisame has a very polite speech pattern.
The desu is a kind of polite add on and the ne means "Isn't it?" and the likes.

[Denizen]

Polite, huh?

"Please may you be so kind as to allow me to REMOVE YOUR LIMBS"

[Fighting Spirit]

Kisame has a very polite speech pattern.
The desu is a kind of polite add on and the ne means "Isn't it?" and the likes.

^^^^

Wonder how he would sound with Iruka's voice ^^

[FFLN]

Polite, huh?

"Please may you be so kind as to allow me to REMOVE YOUR LIMBS"

Doesn't that make for a more interesting type of villain.:P

[Ai_Kotobuki]

Its more like seeking agreement, lol. He craves the agreement :P

[Even]

Kisame: the polite dead smexy shark villain:grinh

[cypherXR]

I like his speech pattern. Even though that one part where he was talking to Gai (when Gai didn't remember him), kinda threw me off. He sounded so weird. Hard for me to believe it was even them same guy voicing him.

[docterjoy]

There's always the polite badguys, Dosu too. Like when he addressed CHouji as mr. Fatty XD

[Dango]

Every time somebody mentions "desu ne", I get this mental image of a big-eyed super cute Japanese girl looking up innocently going "desu neee?"

And that's the exact same mental image I got when I read this thread title. Just replace Kisame with the big-eyed Japanese girl.

[Yuriha]

It's more like, "Isn't that the case" or "Isn't that so," than just plain, "right," or "no?" since it has the desu with it. I'd forgotten how polite Kisame was. Does anyone remember what his personal prounoun was, if he used one?

[Louchan]

It's more like, "Isn't that the case" or "Isn't that so," than just plain, "right," or "no?" since it has the desu with it. I'd forgotten how polite Kisame was. Does anyone remember what his personal prounoun was, if he used one?

He uses watashi.

[Lock Ree]

Heh... I was gonna answer, but I guess its too late now.

[krskrft]

"desu" is the polite way of designating "it is the case that X," though context plays a big part in how you translate this. so if somebody asks me my name in Japanese, i could say something like "Chris desu" -- which essentially means "it is the case that my name is Chris," or more simply, "my name is Chris."

the way i figure Kisame is using "desu ne" most of the time is like this:

"Kare no kutu wa ookii desu ne," which basically means, "His shoes are large, aren't they?" the "desu ne" at the end, when used like this, signals that the speaker is inviting agreement (i.e. "Yes, his shoes are large indeed"). my guess, however, is that, when kisame uses this, he's not really inviting agreement for his audience ... he's just being a smarmy bitch.

[Taxman]

I think the OPer gets the idea....

question answered....*recycles*