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Zach

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Definitions

prt
1

indicates possessive

Note: occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
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2

nominalizes verbs and adjectives

3

substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases

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4

(at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion

Note: often ん
5

(at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis

Note: female term or language
6

(at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

Example Sentences

(なに)(はなし)
➥What're you talking about?
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本当(ほんとう)なの。
➥Is that true?
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(のど)(いた)い。
➥I have a sore throat.
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(なに)(よう)だ。
➥What do you want?
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漁夫(ぎょふ)()
➥Two dogs fight for bone, and the third runs away with it.
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(おとうと)のです。
➥It's my brother's.
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prt
1

possessive particle

Note: 之 used esp. on tombs, etc.
Note: archaism
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Kanji

Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 ノ、 アイ、 の、 すなわ.ち、 なんじ
Meanings: from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly
Readings: シ、 の、 これ、 ゆく、 この
Meanings: of, this

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(わたし)たちは博物館(はくぶつかん)でミイラを()た。
➥We saw a mummy at the museum.
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(きた)アメリカでは1つの(いえ)に1つないし2つの車庫(しゃこ)があるのはよくあることだ。
➥It is quite common in North America for homes to have a one or two-car garage.
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この運動(うんどう)は、フェミニストたちが女性(じょせい)問題(もんだい)について(ろん)じるための(はなし)広場(ひろば)ないし演壇(えんだん)のようなものである。
➥This movement is like a forum or platform from which feminists speak out on women's issues.
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(つき)(さん)ないし(よん)(かい)映画(えいが)()()く。
➥I go to the movies three or four times a month.
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バドミントン()はまともな部員(ぶいん)極端(きょくたん)(すく)ないため、ほとんど廃部(はいぶ)ないし休部(きゅうぶ)状態(じょうたい)だった。
➥There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.
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ctr
1

unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)

Note: after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system

Kanji

Readings: フク、 はば
Meanings: hanging scroll, width
Readings: フ、 ぬの
Meanings: linen, cloth, spread, distribute

Example Sentences

大幅(おおはば)昇給(しょうきゅう)した。
➥I got a big pay raise.
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その(かわ)(はば)(ひろ)い。
➥The river is wide.
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成績(せいせき)大幅(おおはば)()がった。
➥My grades fell greatly.
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(かれ)肩幅(かたはば)(ひろ)い。
➥He has broad shoulders.
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ジムは肩幅(かたはば)(ひろ)い。
➥Jim has broad shoulders.
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(はば)はどれくらいですか。
➥How wide is it?
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1

shaft (of an arrow)

Note: archaism
2

arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)

Note: archaism
See also: 矢竹

Kanji

Readings: ヘイ、 ハイ、 へら、 の、 くし
Meanings: spatula, arrow shaft
Readings: ヘイ、 ハイ、 へら、 の
Meanings: spatula, arrow shaft

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(かれ)はべらぼうな大金持(おおがねも)ちだ。
➥He is made of money.
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日本(にっぽん)(おお)くの(くに)からしっぺ(がえ)しをくらうだろう。
➥Japan will get it from many countries.
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その災害(さいがい)被害(ひがい)はべらぼうに(おお)きかった。
➥The damage of the disaster has been enormous.
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東京(とうきょう)地価(ちか)はどんなにちっぽけな(ところ)でもべらぼうな値段(ねだん)である。
➥Prices for land in Tokyo now are an arm and a leg for even the smallest place.
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Readings

Kana: の、や、ぬ
Romaji: no, ya, nu
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Definitions

1

plain; field

2

hidden (structural) member

3

wild

See also: 野ウサギ
4

lacking a political post

Kanji

Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の
Meanings: open country, field, wilderness

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この野郎(やろう)
➥You son of a bitch!
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(わたし)野獣(やじゅう)(こわ)い。
➥I'm afraid of wild animals.
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やじ(うま)はやめろ。
➥Don't be a busybody.
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(かれ)野球(やきゅう)選手(せんしゅ)だ。
➥He is a baseball player.
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荒野(あらの)開拓(かいたく)する。
➥Cultivate the wilderness.
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野山(のやま)(はる)(よそお)いだ。
➥Hills and fields cloaked in spring colors.
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