手 ぶら tebura
tebura
Noun
1. (being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
しかし手 ぶらで帰 ることもしばしばだった。
shikashi teburade kaeru kotomo shibashibadatta.
But more often than not, we came back empty-handed.
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Example Sentences
しかし手 ぶらで帰 ることもしばしばだった。
shikashi teburade kaeru kotomo shibashibadatta.
But more often than not, we came back empty-handed.
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#128712
Noun
#120820
teburade
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Empty-handed; With nothing in one's hands
Noun
#121451
Noun
#124866
teburajārimasen
The polite negative form
1. I don't come empty-handed.; I'm not coming with empty hands.
Noun
#122608
Noun
#120701
Noun
#126254
Noun
#127552
teburadewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not empty-handed.; Not coming back with nothing.
Noun
#120510
Common 6 items
teburajanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't empty-handed.; Didn't come back empty-handed.
Noun
#128805
te buradarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably empty-handed.; Likely to return with nothing.
Noun
#127337
teburajārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't empty-handed.; Didn't come empty-handed.
Noun
#125509
teburajanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't empty-handed.; Didn't come empty-handed.
Noun
#121380
te buradeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably empty-handed.; Probably with nothing.
Noun
#127651
teburadewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not empty-handed.; Did not come away with nothing.
Noun
#120663
Advanced 3 items
teburadattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when empty-handed; If/when having nothing with you
Noun
#121425
teburadeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when empty-handed; If/when with nothing in your hands
Noun
#127246
teburanara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when empty-handed; If/when with nothing in hand
Noun
#121549