狸 寝入 り tanukineiri
tanukineiri
Noun
, Suru Verb
1. feigning sleep
Intransitive
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Word Pronunciation
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#169463
Noun
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tanukineiride
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Pretending to sleep; Playing possum
Noun
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Noun
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tanukineirijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not pretending to sleep.; Not playing possum.
Noun
#165736
tanukineirijanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not playing possum.; It's not pretending to be asleep.
Noun
#173255
Noun
#166435
Noun
#168769
tanukineiridewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not playing possum.; I am not pretending to be asleep.
Noun
#174095
Common 6 items
tanukineirijanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't playing possum.; Wasn't feigning death.
Noun
#174165
Noun
#167266
tanukineirijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not playing possum.; Was not feigning sleep.
Noun
#173446
tanukineirijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't pretending to sleep.; Wasn't playing possum.
Noun
#168739
tanuki neirideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably playing possum.; Probably feigning sleep.
Noun
#170400
tanukineiridewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not playing possum.; Was not feigning sleep.
Noun
#172437
Advanced 3 items
tanukineiridattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when playing possum; If it were playing possum
Noun
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tanukineirideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when the tanuki does *neburi*; If it were a *neburi* by a tanuki
Noun
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tanukineirinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when playing possum:; If/when feigning death:
Noun
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