手ぶら - tebura | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

しかし手てぶらで帰かえ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

手てぶらじゃない

teburajanai

The negative form

1. Not empty-handed.; Not with nothing.

Noun

#128712

手てぶらだった

teburadatta

The past form

1. Was empty-handed.; Had nothing with (me/him/her).

Noun

#120820

手てぶらで

teburade

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

1. Empty-handed; With nothing in one's hands

Noun

#121451

手てぶらの

teburano

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Hands-free; Empty-handed

Noun

#124866

手てぶらじゃありません

teburajārimasen

The polite negative form

1. I don't come empty-handed.; I'm not coming with empty hands.

Noun

#122608

手てぶらじゃないです

teburajanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not empty-handed.; I'm not empty-handed.

Noun

#120701

手てぶらでした

teburadeshita

The polite past form

1. Was empty-handed.; Had nothing with me.

Noun

#126254

手てぶらです

teburadesu

The polite form

1. Empty-handed.; I have nothing with me.

Noun

#127552

手てぶらではありません

teburadewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not empty-handed.; Not coming back with nothing.

Noun

#120510

Common 6 items

手てぶらじゃなかった

teburajanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't empty-handed.; Didn't come back empty-handed.

Noun

#128805

手てぶらだろう

te buradarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably empty-handed.; Likely to return with nothing.

Noun

#127337

手てぶらじゃありませんでした

teburajārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't empty-handed.; Didn't come empty-handed.

Noun

#125509

手てぶらじゃなかったです

teburajanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't empty-handed.; Didn't come empty-handed.

Noun

#121380

手てぶらでしょう

te buradeshō

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

1. Probably empty-handed.; Probably with nothing.

Noun

#127651

手てぶらではありませんでした

teburadewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not empty-handed.; Did not come away with nothing.

Noun

#120663

Advanced 3 items

手てぶらだったら

teburadattara

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

1. If/when empty-handed; If/when having nothing with you

Noun

#121425

手てぶらであれば

teburadeareba

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

1. If/when empty-handed; If/when with nothing in your hands

Noun

#127246

手てぶらなら

teburanara

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

1. If/when empty-handed; If/when with nothing in hand

Noun

#121549

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