What does the word 「とくら」 mean?


Here is the context said by a boy who was training in boxing.

> 左ジャブで敵の体勢をくずし 突破口を見いだしたらば すかさず右ストレートを打つべし これ拳闘の攻撃における基本なり... **とくら**

I have found some sites explaining that it is changed from と来る but I still
don't get it.




「～～とくら」 is a colloquial and masculine Tokyo way of pronouncing 「～～と + くる + わ」.
This contraction just so quintessentially sounds Tokyo, working-class and
"tough-guy-like".

(Unlike what many J-learners seem to firmly believe, this 「わ」 is **_not_** a
feminine sentence-ender.)

I am going to call this 「と」 quotative just because there is no other
explanation that seems feasible in my brain.

「～～とくら」, in OP's context, is indeed difficult to explain as it is far more
nuanced than the words used in the phrase would suggest. If I had to attempt a
free translation, I would probably go with expressions such as:

**_"~~ is the attitude I am going to take"_**

**_"~~ is what I want to declare"_**

**_"~~ is what I believe"_**

I said the 「と」 was quotative because the speaker is quoting his own opinion,
belief, etc. here.




「～～とくら」 is a colloquial and masculine Tokyo way of pronouncing 「～～と + くる + わ」.
This contraction just so quintessentially sounds Tokyo, working-class and
"tough-guy-like".

(Unlike what many J-learners seem to firmly believe, this 「わ」 is **_not_** a
feminine sentence-ender.)

I am going to call this 「と」 quotative just because there is no other
explanation that seems feasible in my brain.

「～～とくら」, in OP's context, is indeed difficult to explain as it is far more
nuanced than the words used in the phrase would suggest. If I had to attempt a
free translation, I would probably go with expressions such as:

**_"~~ is the attitude I am going to take"_**

**_"~~ is what I want to declare"_**

**_"~~ is what I believe"_**

I said the 「と」 was quotative because the speaker is quoting his own opinion,
belief, etc. here.

