What is the difference between “お前 and てめえ”? Which is a much dirty word for us? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!
Both “お前 and てめえ” means “You” and which has been used as the meaning of “these words are used when a person gets angry at someone”. The basic way to use it is “お前/てめえ！(You bastard or You dumbass！ /You fu*king!)”, “お前___ / てめえ___”, etc For instance, “お前、調子にのってんじゃねえよ！(Don’t be so (fu*king) cocky!)”, てめえ、調子にのってんじゃねえよ！(Don’t be so fu*king cocky!), お前のせいだろ！(It’s all your fault!), お前が言うな！ (Look who’s talking!), お前、ふざけてるのか？ (Are you (fu*king) taking the piss?), てめえ、ふざけてるのか？ (Are you fu*king taking the piss?), etc. The tips for using these “お前” and “てめえ” are that although these words used when a person got angry at someone, only “お前” is used between friends as normal. So, “お前” has two meanings. Whereas, “てめえ” is only used when a person got angry at someone so much or went ape, however, personally I barely hear from a person saying “てめえ” in real life which is used especially in manga, anime, show-biz, etc. So what I recommend that you would use “お前” in getting angry at someone instead of “てめえ”. Furthermore, the word “お前” is for boys/men, so if you are a girl or woman, you would be able to use “あなた”. Don’t say “お前” which is too strong for girls/women such as “お前のせいだろ！(It’s all your fault!)” for boys/men, and “あなたのせいでしょ！(It’s all your fault!)” for girls/women.
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