~たいだとか why is there a だ here?


> 軽々しく死にたいだとか
>
> 愛を伝えたいだとか

I found these from some songs. If たい is considered an I-adj then I wonder why
it's だとか instead of とか.




だ between a verb/i-adjective and と/とか/なんて/etc adds an accusatory and/or
shocked tone. In this case, this だ implies words like 死にたい and 愛を伝えたい are
inappropriate because they are 軽々しい.

From 明鏡国語辞典:

> ### だ
>
> ❹ 《「…━と」「…━って」「…━なんて」の形で》 **不適切と思われる相手の言葉** を直接引用して示す。多く、 **非難・意外**
> などの気持ちがこもる。  
>  「なに、行きたくない━と」「参加しない━なんて言わないで…」

It's even used like an accusatory sentence-end particle (masculine and rough,
mainly in fiction):

>   * はあ、怖いだぁ？ Huh? (Are you saying) are you afraid?
>   * 何、知っていただ？ What? D'you say you knew this?
>

**Related:**

  * [Is 「３人いるだと」 grammatical?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/5693/5010)
  * [what does としてもだ mean in this sentence?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/58949/5010)

**Bonus:**

It's also possible to say "verb + ですって?":

>   * えっ、3人いるですって? Eh, (you said) there are three people!?
>   * 宿題を忘れたですって?
>   * 静かにしろですって? Do you (really) want me to shut up?
>




だ between a verb/i-adjective and と/とか/なんて/etc adds an accusatory and/or
shocked tone. In this case, this だ implies words like 死にたい and 愛を伝えたい are
inappropriate because they are 軽々しい.

From 明鏡国語辞典:

> ### だ
>
> ❹ 《「…━と」「…━って」「…━なんて」の形で》 **不適切と思われる相手の言葉** を直接引用して示す。多く、 **非難・意外**
> などの気持ちがこもる。  
>  「なに、行きたくない━と」「参加しない━なんて言わないで…」

It's even used like an accusatory sentence-end particle (masculine and rough,
mainly in fiction):

>   * はあ、怖いだぁ？ Huh? (Are you saying) are you afraid?
>   * 何、知っていただ？ What? D'you say you knew this?
>

**Related:**

  * [Is 「３人いるだと」 grammatical?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/5693/5010)
  * [what does としてもだ mean in this sentence?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/58949/5010)

**Bonus:**

It's also possible to say "verb + ですって?":

>   * えっ、3人いるですって? Eh, (you said) there are three people!?
>   * 宿題を忘れたですって?
>   * 静かにしろですって? Do you (really) want me to shut up?
>

