ぁ

(lengthens the preceding sound, often giving a sentence a softer or wistful tone)

→ あ

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(lengthens the preceding sound, often giving a sentence a softer or wistful tone) An informal written form; usually appears at the end of a word or sentence.

JA: そうなんだぁ。

EN: Oh, I see.

Forms of あ

あぁ

廃墟やったよなぁ？

It was a ruin, right?

— すずめの戸締まり (2022)

彼が私と結婚さえしてくれたらぁ。

If only he would marry me...

直ちゃんのセンス勉強になるんだぁ→

I can learn a lot from Nao-chan’s sense of style.

— 映画聲の形 (2016)

訳してみたんだけど、合ってるかなぁ？

I tried translating it, but I wonder if I got it right.

髪形変えたんだぁ

Oh, you changed your hair!

— 映画聲の形 (2016)