Sign In

Dictionary

Japanese Sentence with English Translation

Back to Search Results »

Search by Japanese

字▼

Search by English Meaning

Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source Totoeba Project
Not long after I joined the queue, a man approached and asked if I wanted a taxi.
Romaji Hide

Vocabulary list

retsu
noun
  1. row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession
  2. company (of someone); group; ranks
  3. sequence
counter
  1. counter for rows
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
narabu

te-form

narande
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to line up; to stand in a line
  2. to rival; to match; to equal
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
taishite
adverb
  1. (not so) much; (not) very
tatsu

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

tatanai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to pass (of time); to elapse
uchi
noun, adverb
  1. inside; within
  2. while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
  3. among; amongst; (out) of; between (as 〜のうち)
noun
  1. in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) (also 裡, 裏; as のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition)
  2. within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
noun, no adjective
  1. we; our company; our organization
  2. one's home; one's family (also 家)
noun
  1. my spouse; my husband; my wife
  2. signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife (in a letter after the husband's name)
pronoun
  1. I; me (primarily used by women and children)
noun
  1. imperial palace grounds
  2. emperor
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
otoko
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. man; male
noun
  1. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  2. male lover; boyfriend; man
  3. manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
chikaduku

te-form

chikaduite
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to approach; to draw near; to get close
  2. to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru

te-form

kite
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to come back; to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
iru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be needed; to be wanted
noka
particle
  1. endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle)
  2. lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
kiku

te-form

kiite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to ask; to enquire; to query
Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kita
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to come back; to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (after the -te form of a verb)

Comments for this sentence

If you have a question or would like to make a comment on this sentence, please do so below. Your comment will appear in the forum for other users of the site to view and discuss.



Only registered users may post comments. You can register your free 楽しい Japanese account here.

This site uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence.