すごい人でね。

[kanojo_]

Hello,

1 すごい人でね.

2 帽子を落としたで。

What is the function of "で" in those two sentences? I suspect it has the same role in sent1 and sent2.

 

[Noamoxkaltontli]

Hi,

They could both be introductory clauses, or kansai dialect.
A little more background information please?

If the conversation continued with the same topic after the 「で。/でね.」　they are introductory clauses meant to give some background information.

1. He/She is so awesome, right? and. . .
2. So the hat falls and. . .

If not, then でね from number 1 is でんね (ですね)from Kansai dialect.
1.He/She's awesome, isn't He/She?

And number 2 is the Kansai Dialect emphatic particle ～で which is much like ～よ in standard japanese.
2. Oh! The hat fell!


Does that help?

 

[Flaminius]

Hello,

1 すごい人でね.

2 帽子を落としたで。

What is the function of "で" in those two sentences? I suspect it has the same role in sent1 and sent2.

The first で is the te-form of the copula だ. As has been noted, it is an incomplete sentence. I'd expect it to continue as in;
すごい人でね、25歳で教授になったんだよ。

but it may equally be possible that the sentence is interrupted for an effect.

I agree with Noamoxkaltontli here:

If the conversation continued with the same topic after the 「で。/でね.」　they are introductory clauses meant to give some background information.

1. He/She is so awesome, right? and. . .

But the second で is different. It is a feature of Kansai dialect. It may or may not be derived from the copula だ but nowadays it is used as a modality particle that elicits the attention of the hearer. English would express the nuance like this:
Hey, you dropped your hat.

Edit: Oh yes, here it was:

And number 2 is the Kansai Dialect emphatic particle ～で which is much like ～よ in standard japanese.
2. Oh! The hat fell!