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tada
no adjective, noun, adverb, conjunction

Alternate Written Forms:

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English Meaning(s) for ただ

no adjective, noun
  1. ordinary; common; usual
  2. free of charge (only 只)
  3. unaffected; as is; safe (usu. as ただでは...)
adverb
  1. only; merely; just; simply
conjunction
  1. but; however; nevertheless (esp. 但)

Definition and Synonyms for ただ

Bunch an informal body of friends
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, グループ, 一党, 一味, 一味, 中間, 仲間, , , , , 徒党, 無駄, 群れ, 群れる, , , , , , , 連中
Alone without any others being included or involved
Synonyms: ただ, ただに, ひとり, ただただ, ひとえに, もっぱら, 一に, 単に, 唯々
E'Er at all times
Synonyms: ただ, いつも, いつでも, しゃくる, しょっちゅう, 四六時中, 始終, , , 常々, 常に, 常住, 常住坐臥, 年中, 年半, 年がら年中, 年百年中, 日夕, 明け暮れ, 明け暮れる, 末始終, 極まる, 毎々, 永久, 決まる, 決まって, 絶えず, 絶える
Just and nothing more
Synonyms: ただ, ただに, たった, ひとり, ただただ, 僅々, 単に, 唯々, 高々
Lasting continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
Synonyms: ただ, パーマネント, 不滅, , , 常しなえ, 恒久的, 悠久, 持続性, 永久, 永続的, 永遠
Unceasing continuing forever or indefinitely
Synonyms: ただ, たゆみない, 万代不易, 万古不易, 不易, 千古不易, 尽きる, 尽きない, , , 常しなえ, 幾久しい, 恒久的, 悠久, 果てしない, 果てしがない, 永久, 永続的, 永遠, 無窮, 無限, 限りない
Fruitless unproductive of success
Synonyms: ただ, だめ, いたずら, いたずら, はかない, 不毛, , , , , 徒爾, 無益, 無駄, , 虚しい
Gang tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, ギャング, , , , , 徒党, 暴力団, 無駄, 連中
Futility uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, , , , , 無用, 無益, 無駄
Inner Circle an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Synonyms: ただ, いたずら, 一党, 一群れ, 会派, , 党派, 同人, , , , , , 徒党, 暴力団, 朋党, , 派閥, 無駄, 社中, 私党, 連中, 門閥, , 閥族
E'Er all the time and on every occasion
Synonyms: ただ, いつも, いつでも, しゃくる, しょっちゅう, 四六時中, 始終, , , 常々, 常に, 常住, 常住坐臥, 年中, 年半, 年がら年中, 年百年中, 日夕, 明け暮れ, 明け暮れる, 末始終, 極まる, 毎々, 永久, 決まる, 決まって, 絶えず, 絶える

Categories ただ is a member of

Tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation
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Unusefulness the quality of having no practical use
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Gathering a group of persons together in one place
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Lot an unofficial association of people or groups
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Sample Sentences for ただ

Some people do not have a consistent set of principles; they just adopt whatever principles benefit them at the moment.
No, thank you. I am just looking.
I can but wait.
When she heard it, she just cried.
Tom's constant arguing irritates some of his classmates. However, most of the class has just learned to ignore him.

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