Does the choice of the gobi 「ぞ」 and 「ぜ」 relate to the construct prior, or is it purely personal choice? For example, you raised 「行くぞ！」: one of the most parodied Japanese phrases around, but is that ぞ there because it neatly matches the u-sound prior or could 「行くぜ！」 also be equally acceptable (in standard Japanese of course)?
Posted by Anonymous on Apr 30th, 2010 at 10:10 pm.
Does the choice of the gobi
Does the choice of the gobi 「ぞ」 and 「ぜ」 relate to the construct prior, or is it purely personal choice? For example, you raised 「行くぞ！」: one of the most parodied Japanese phrases around, but is that ぞ there because it neatly matches the u-sound prior or could 「行くぜ！」 also be equally acceptable (in standard Japanese of course)?