How do native English speakers say "got it"?

Native speakers reduce "got it" to "godit" (/ˈɡɑ.ɾɪt/) in natural speech. Understood; I understand it. Or: I have received it/that.

got it → godit | Flapping

Q: What is the connected speech form of "got it"?

"got it" becomes "godit" — a flapping pattern. When a /t/ sound is between two vowel sounds, especially across word boundaries, it often changes to a quick 'd' sound, similar to the 'tt' in 'butter'. This makes speech flow more smoothly.

got it → godit /ˈɡɑ.ɾɪt/ Flapping

Understood; I understand it. Or: I have received it/that.

When a /t/ sound is between two vowel sounds, especially across word boundaries, it often changes to a quick 'd' sound, similar to the 'tt' in 'butter'. This makes speech flow more smoothly.

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got it → godit

/ˈɡɑ.ɾɪt/

Understood; I understand it. Or: I have received it/that.

When a /t/ sound is between two vowel sounds, especially across word boundaries, it often changes to a quick 'd' sound, similar to the 'tt' in 'butter'. This makes speech flow more smoothly.

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Example 1

Oh, I finally got it!

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Example 2

Can you grab that for me? Yeah, I got it.

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Example 3

Did you get the message? Yes, I got it.

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Example 4

Just drop it off at my desk, godit?

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Example 5

So, you want me to call him back? Godit.

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got it → godit