What does dattebayo mean?

Answer 1

It's Japanese and it does NOT mean, "believe it" Dattebayo has no direct translation because it is merely a emphasis used at the end of a sentence. "Dattebayo" is a word that is used by the anime/manga character named Naruto from the Naruto/Naruto Shippuuden series at the end of most all his sentences. He is a very expressive individual and this is one way he shows it. Dattebayo, in short, can be translated as an exclamation point.

The English dub of Naruto, in order to match up the lip sync to the words being said, changed the phrase 'dattebayo' to the phrase 'believe it!' Dattebayo does not mean "believe it," but the writers needed to edit something over it in order to match the lips to the words. Thus the common misconception was born, and misunderstandings bred.

Dattebayo is basically a verbal tic that Naruto says when he is excited. It was probably passed down from his mother, Uzumaki Kushina, who often said "dattebane" or the shortened "ttebane" when she got excited.

Answer 2

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