一筋縄 - hitosujinawa | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

なんか分わからないが、一筋ひとすじ縄なわじゃいきそうにないってことだな。ううむ。

nankawakaranaiga hitosujinawaja ikisōninaitte kotodana. ūmu.

I don't quite follow, but it looks like it will prove tricky. Ergh.

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

一筋ひとすじ縄なわじゃない

hitosujinawajanai

The negative form

1. Not straightforward.; Difficult.

Noun

#95347

一筋ひとすじ縄なわだった

hitosujinawadatta

The past form

1. Was simple.; Was straightforward.

Noun

#95931

一筋ひとすじ縄なわで

hitosujinawade

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

1. Straightforwardly; Simply

Noun

#92813

一筋ひとすじ縄なわの

hitosujinawano

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Straightforward; Simple

Noun

#94694

一筋ひとすじ縄なわじゃありません

hitosujinawajārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not simple.; It's not as easy as it looks.

Noun

#87901

一筋ひとすじ縄なわじゃないです

hitosujinawajanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not simple.; It's complicated.

Noun

#95256

一筋ひとすじ縄なわでした

hitosujinawadeshita

The polite past form

1. It was simple.; It was a straightforward case.

Noun

#88013

一筋ひとすじ縄なわです

hitosujinawadesu

The polite form

1. Simple.; Straightforward.

Noun

#90728

一筋ひとすじ縄なわではありません

hitosujinawadewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It's not simple.; It's not straightforward.

Noun

#89089

Common 6 items

一筋ひとすじ縄なわじゃなかった

hitosujinawajanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't straightforward.; Wasn't simple.

Noun

#96148

一筋ひとすじ縄なわだろう

hitosujinawadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Easy.; A cinch.

Noun

#92044

一筋ひとすじ縄なわじゃありませんでした

hitosujinawajārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't simple.; It wasn't straightforward.

Noun

#86786

一筋ひとすじ縄なわじゃなかったです

hitosujinawajanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't simple.; It wasn't straightforward.

Noun

#95293

一筋ひとすじ縄なわでしょう

hitosujinawadeshō

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

1. Easy.; Simple.

Noun

#88859

一筋ひとすじ縄なわではありませんでした

hitosujinawadewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't simple.; It wasn't straightforward.

Noun

#87214

Advanced 3 items

一筋ひとすじ縄なわだったら

hitosujinawadattara

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

1. If it were simple.; If it were straightforward.

Noun

#93721

一筋ひとすじ縄なわであれば

hitosujinawadeareba

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

1. If it were straightforward.; If it were simple.

Noun

#89249

一筋ひとすじ縄なわなら

hitosujinawanara

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

1. Straightforward; Simple

Noun

#93836

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