親 しい shitashii
shitashii
i-Adjective
1. close (e.g. friend); familiar; friendly; intimate
inuwa ningenno mottomo shitashii tomodachidearu.
Dogs are man's closest friends.
ジョンは私 の親 しい友人 です。
jonwa watashino shitashii yūjindesu
John is a good friend of mine.
i-Adjective
2. familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one)
i-Adjective
3. close (relatives); closely related
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Example Sentences
inuwa ningenno mottomo shitashii tomodachidearu.
Dogs are man's closest friends.
ジョンは私 の親 しい友人 です。
jonwa watashino shitashii yūjindesu
John is a good friend of mine.
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shitashikute
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Close; Intimate
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shitashikuarimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not close.; Was not friendly.
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shitashikattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when close; If/when we were close
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