黙っててdamatteteごめんgomen！
Phrase Breakdown
「黙っててdamatteteごめんgomen！」
Sorry I kept it from you!
黙ってて
Grammar: ~te (i)te 🔑
「黙る」= to stay silent.「黙っていて」(having stayed silent) drops the い in casual speech →「黙ってて」— the same contraction family as 〜ている→〜てる, 〜ていて→〜てて. Here it means "I kept not telling you all this time". Bonus: the command「黙って！」means "shut up!" — very different vibe.
「黙る」= to stay silent.「黙っていて」(having stayed silent) drops the い in casual speech →「黙ってて」— the same contraction family as 〜ている→〜てる, 〜ていて→〜てて. Here it means "I kept not telling you all this time". Bonus: the command「黙って！」means "shut up!" — very different vibe.
ごめん
Apology 🔑
Casual clipping of「ごめんなさい」— the go-to apology between friends. 〜てごめん = "sorry for doing ~": 遅れてごめん (sorry I'm late), 嘘ついてごめん (sorry I lied). Politeness ladder: ごめん (friends) → ごめんなさい (neutral) → すみません (polite) → 申し訳ありません (formal).
Casual clipping of「ごめんなさい」— the go-to apology between friends. 〜てごめん = "sorry for doing ~": 遅れてごめん (sorry I'm late), 嘘ついてごめん (sorry I lied). Politeness ladder: ごめん (friends) → ごめんなさい (neutral) → すみません (polite) → 申し訳ありません (formal).
りっきーに相談したら
Context
The full line continues「りっきーに相談したら 言うなって」= "I asked Rikki (Taki) and she said don't tell". 言うな is the blunt prohibitive (verb + な = don't!). Anon knew about Sakiko's scouting, kept it from Tomori, then apologizes and spills anyway — peak Anon.
The full line continues「りっきーに相談したら 言うなって」= "I asked Rikki (Taki) and she said don't tell". 言うな is the blunt prohibitive (verb + な = don't!). Anon knew about Sakiko's scouting, kept it from Tomori, then apologizes and spills anyway — peak Anon.
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