方 hō
hō
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1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
ジョンの方 が二人 のうちで背 が高 い。
jonno hōga futarino uchide sega takai.
John is the taller of the two.
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2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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3. type; category
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4. field (of study, etc.)
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5. indicates one side of a comparison
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6. way; method; manner; means
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7. length (of each side of a square)
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ジョンの方 が二人 のうちで背 が高 い。
jonno hōga futarino uchide sega takai.
John is the taller of the two.
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katade
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. While; On the other hand
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hōdewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not square.; Was not rectangular.
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katadattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If (it is) square; If (it were) square
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