おふくろ【お袋】 - ofukuro | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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お袋ふくろの前まえではそのことに触ふれるな。

ofukurono maedewa sono kotoni fureruna.

Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

おふくろじゃない

ofukurojanai

The negative form

1. Not my mother.; Not from my mother.

★ Common

Noun

#271165

おふくろだった

ofukurodatta

The past form

1. Was my mother.; Was a mother.

★ Common

Noun

#312511

おふくろで

ofukurode

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. In mother’s bag; With mother’s bag

★ Common

Noun

#205442

おふくろの

ofukurono

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Mother's; My mother's

★ Common

Noun

#32012

おふくろじゃありません

ofukurojārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It's not my mother.; It's not my wife.

★ Common

Noun

#586517

おふくろじゃないです

ofukurojanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not my mother.; It's not my wife.

★ Common

Noun

#1205600

おふくろでした

ofukurodeshita

The polite past form

1. It was my mother.; It was my wife.

★ Common

Noun

#891582

おふくろです

ofukurodesu

The polite form

1. Mother; My wife (humble)

★ Common

Noun

#289387

おふくろでわありません

ofukurodewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not my mother.; It is not my wife.

★ Common

Noun

#1205600

Common 6 items

おふくろじゃなかった

ofukurojanakatta

The past negative form

1. It wasn't my mother.; It wasn't mom.

★ Common

Noun

#586517

おふくろだろう

ofukurodarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably my mother.; Probably her mother.

★ Common

Noun

#1205600

おふくろじゃありませんでした

ofukurojārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't my mother.; It wasn't my bag.

★ Common

Noun

#1205600

おふくろじゃなかったです

ofukurojanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't my mother.; It wasn't my bag.

★ Common

Noun

#1205600

おふくろでしょう

ofukurodeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably my mother.; Likely my wife/mother.

★ Common

Noun

#502888

おふくろでわありませんでした

ofukurodewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not my mother.; Was not my bag.

★ Common

Noun

#1205600

Advanced 3 items

おふくろだったら

ofukurodattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it were my mother; If my mother were to…

★ Common

Noun

#501086

おふくろであれば

ofukurodeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If mother; When mother

★ Common

Noun

#1205600

おふくろなら

ofukuronara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it's my mother; When it's my mother

★ Common

Noun

#432192

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