前言 - zengen | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

その政治せいじ家かは前言ぜんげんを取とり消けして公おうやけに謝罪しゃざいするはめになった。

sono sējikawa zengen'o torikeshite ōyakeni shazai suru hameni natta.

The politician had to take back his words and eat crow.

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

前言ぜんげんじゃない

zengenjanai

The negative form

1. Not a preface.; Not a foreword.

Noun

#146708

前言ぜんげんだった

zengendatta

The past form

1. Was a preface; Was an introduction

Noun

#146421

前言ぜんげんで

zengende

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

1. Before saying; Previous statement

Noun

#141647

前言ぜんげんの

zengenno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Preface; Foreword

Noun

#148669

前言ぜんげんじゃありません

zengenjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not to be rude.; Please excuse my forwardness.

Noun

#142029

前言ぜんげんじゃないです

zengenjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not a preface.; It's not an introduction.

Noun

#145131

前言ぜんげんでした

zengendeshita

The polite past form

1. It was a preface.; It was a foreword.

Noun

#150938

前言ぜんげんです

zengendesu

The polite form

1. Preface; Foreword

Noun

#150593

前言ぜんげんではありません

zengendewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not my intention.; Not what I meant.

Noun

#142118

Common 6 items

前言ぜんげんじゃなかった

zengenjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a preface.; Wasn't a foreword.

Noun

#149095

前言ぜんげんだろう

zengendarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a preface.; Probably an introduction.

Noun

#149625

前言ぜんげんじゃありませんでした

zengenjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't what I said before.; I didn't mean that previously.

Noun

#150255

前言ぜんげんじゃなかったです

zengenjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't a preface.; It wasn't a foreword.

Noun

#146731

前言ぜんげんでしょう

zengendeshō

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

1. Probably.; Likely.

Noun

#150192

前言ぜんげんではありませんでした

zengendewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It was not a preface.; It wasn't an introduction.

Noun

#144939

Advanced 3 items

前言ぜんげんだったら

zengendattara

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

1. If/when preface; If/when foreword

Noun

#144400

前言ぜんげんであれば

zengendeareba

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

1. If preface; If introduction

Noun

#141595

前言ぜんげんなら

zengennara

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

1. If/when preface; If/when foreword

Noun

#143590

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