I came across an insane child's melody about kittens getting kicked / stomped on. What is the etymology of this melody? Every culture has idiosyncrasies, but ghez. This is really weird. 猫ふんじゃった lyrics The cat was stomped on; The cat was stepped on; The cat was stepped on and scratched at the p...

「まったくおとうさんは現実的{げんじつてき}なんだから。さあ、テレビでも見{み}てちょうだい。ほら、キンちゃんがでてるわよ。」 Easier item first -- 「～～てちょうだい」. The only thing this can express is a friendly request. No exceptions. "please do ~~" Next, the not so easy -- 「でも」. Here, it does not mean "even". It is used to give an example instead of m...

I stumbled upon the following sentence in the J-drama "Mother". 書けない理由でもあるの A teacher is talking to a student who isn't doing an exercise. I'm aware that the teacher is asking whether there is a reason why the student can't do the exercise. But what is the でも doing there? I would understand a が.

This でも is used to mean "〜 or something", usually in regards to suggestions. It leaves room for other options. 食事でもどうですか　→　How about something to eat (or something else)? お茶にでもいかない？　→　Would you like to go out for tea maybe? 参照 The use of でも and ででも in this sentence