What exactly does “るぅ” mean?

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Good afternoon all,

Sometimes I see that people like to "curl" the last mora of a verb, for example:

瑞生: ああそれから、亜湖にも特別ボーナスだ。

亜湖: えっ。

瑞生: ジャーン！

亜湖: 何それ？

瑞生: かわいいだろう？

瑞生: おいおいおい、ほら、ちょっと、当ててみろよ。

亜湖: 何？

瑞生: ほらほらほら…。

瑞生: わあ、似合ってるぅ！

I was wondering what exactly does it mean to curl the "る" sound of the verb, and in what situations do we do that?

It's just 「似合ってる～」（=似合っている）, with the final sound prolonged... like you say 'Aaand...'/'Veeery'/'Ahhhh'...
@Chocolate Btw I was wondering what's the various purposes of the elongated "る".. can it be used to make fun of the other party?
No I don't think it expresses contempt or hatred etc. In this case わあ、似合ってるぅ！ means 'Wow, it looks good on you~~!'. I think it's normally added to show emphasis or exclamation.
@Pacerier It definitely can be used to make fun of the other person. However this is normally targeted at English speakers attempting to speak Japanese since beginners normally extend the u sounds more than they should.

sawa · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-09 08:09:28Z

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It makes it feminine and cute. It may imply that the pronunciation is done with アヒル口 (duck mouth).

answered Apr 9 '12 at 8:09

sawa
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Uh btw I was thinking in the context of the video, what message is the father trying to convey when he says "似合ってるぅ" ? – Pacerier Apr 9 '12 at 9:02

@Pacerier, Ew, "father"? – Chocolate Apr 9 '12 at 9:07

@Chocolate Erm ya the father uses the "る～", @ youtube.com/… – Pacerier Apr 9 '12 at 9:30

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In English we typically say "duckface", as one word. – Karl Knechtel Apr 11 '12 at 10:25

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