俗語 - zokugo | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

できることなら俗語ぞくごは使つかわないようにしなさい。

dekiru kotonara zokugowa tsukawanai yōni shinasai.

Don't use slang if you can help it.

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

俗語ぞくごじゃない

zokugojanai

The negative form

1. Not a proverb.; Not folklore.

★ Common

Noun

#190931

俗語ぞくごだった

zokugodatta

The past form

1. Was a proverb.; Was a saying.

★ Common

Noun

#188521

俗語ぞくごで

zokugode

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

1. Colloquialisms; Slang

★ Common

Noun

#184300

俗語ぞくごの

zokugono

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Proverbial; Folksy

★ Common

Noun

#183397

俗語ぞくごじゃありません

zokugojārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a common saying.; Not a cliché.

★ Common

Noun

#187538

俗語ぞくごじゃないです

zokugojanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not a proverb.; It's not a saying.

★ Common

Noun

#187949

俗語ぞくごでした

zokugodeshita

The polite past form

1. It was a proverb.; It was a saying.

★ Common

Noun

#190009

俗語ぞくごです

zokugodesu

The polite form

1. Common saying; Idiom

★ Common

Noun

#186534

俗語ぞくごではありません

zokugodewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a common saying.; Not colloquial.

★ Common

Noun

#189909

Common 6 items

俗語ぞくごじゃなかった

zokugojanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a proverb.; Wasn't a saying.

★ Common

Noun

#183673

俗語ぞくごだろう

zokugodarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a proverb.; Probably a saying.

★ Common

Noun

#186921

俗語ぞくごじゃありませんでした

zokugojārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't a cliché.; It wasn't a saying.

★ Common

Noun

#187543

俗語ぞくごじゃなかったです

zokugojanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a proverb.; Wasn't a saying.

★ Common

Noun

#188700

俗語ぞくごでしょう

zokugodeshō

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

1. Probably a saying.; It's likely a common phrase.

★ Common

Noun

#183916

俗語ぞくごではありませんでした

zokugodewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a proverb.; Was not folklore.

★ Common

Noun

#191252

Advanced 3 items

俗語ぞくごだったら

zokugodattara

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

1. If it's a proverb; When it's a proverb

★ Common

Noun

#185607

俗語ぞくごであれば

zokugodeareba

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

1. If it's a proverb; If it’s an idiom

★ Common

Noun

#186956

俗語ぞくごなら

zokugonara

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

1. If it's a proverb; When it's a proverb

★ Common

Noun

#183324

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