How to Say ‘I scanned it.’ in Japanese
よみこんだよ。
yomikon da yo
[yoh-mee-kohn dah yoh]
💬 Usage Tip: The ending [よ] adds a feeling like [just so you know] or [there, done it] — not a different tense. Compare plain [読み込んだ。] with [読み込んだよ。], which sounds more like you're reporting back to someone.
Phrase Breakdown
よみこん
yomikon
[yoh-mee-kohn]
scanned/loaded (casual, hiragana)
Hiragana form of 読み込ん(だ). Often used in casual chat. Here it leads into a friendly confirmation: “I scanned it.”
いまQRコードをよみこんだよ。
I just scanned the QR code.
だ
da
[dah]
(past marker) did / -ed
Past tense ending in casual speech; completes よみこんだ.
ちゃんとよみこんだ。
I scanned it properly.
よ
yo
[yoh]
you know / I tell you (sentence-ending particle)
Casual particle adding emphasis or friendly informing tone, like “(I did it,) you know!”
いまよみこんだよ。
I scanned it just now, you know.
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