言 い訳 iiwake
iiwake
Noun
, Suru Verb
1. excuse
Transitive
taninno akujio hikiaini dashite jibunno akujino iiwakeo suru kotowa dekinai.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Noun
, Suru Verb
2. explanation
Transitive
ジェーンは自分 の言 い訳が正 しいと主張 した。
jēnwa jibunno iiwakega tadashiito shuchō shita.
Jane insisted that she was right.
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Example Sentences
taninno akujio hikiaini dashite jibunno akujino iiwakeo suru kotowa dekinai.
Two wrongs don't make a right.
ジェーンは自分 の言 い訳が正 しいと主張 した。
jēnwa jibunno iiwakega tadashiito shuchō shita.
Jane insisted that she was right.
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iu wakede
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Excuse; Justification
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iu wakejārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't an excuse.; It wasn't a justification.
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iu wakejanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't an excuse.; It wasn't a justification.
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iu wakedeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. An excuse, likely.; Probably an excuse.
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iu wakedewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't an excuse.; It wasn't a justification.
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iu wakedattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's an excuse; If it were an excuse
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iu wakedeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's an excuse; If it were an excuse
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iu wakenara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's an excuse; If there's an excuse
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