正月 - shōgatsu | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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正月しょうがつはすぐそこまで来きている。

shōgatsuwa sugu sokomade kite iru.

New Year's Day is close at hand.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

正月しょうがつじゃない

shōgatsujanai

The negative form

1. Not New Year's.; Not January.

★ Common

Noun

#285733

正月しょうがつだった

shōgatsudatta

The past form

1. Was January.; It was New Year's.

★ Common

Noun

#221958

正月しょうがつで

shōgatsude

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

1. New Year's; Regarding New Year's

★ Common

Noun

#95533

正月しょうがつの

shōgatsuno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. New Year's; January's

★ Common

Noun

#39695

正月しょうがつじゃありません

shōgatsujārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not January.; It is not New Year's.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

正月しょうがつじゃないです

shōgatsujanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not January.; It's not New Year's.

★ Common

Noun

#847782

正月しょうがつでした

shōgatsudeshita

The polite past form

1. It was January.; It was New Year's.

★ Common

Noun

#238892

正月しょうがつです

shōgatsudesu

The polite form

1. It is January.; Happy New Year.

★ Common

Noun

#145061

正月しょうがつではありません

shōgatsudewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not January.; It is not the first month.

★ Common

Noun

#705330

Common 6 items

正月しょうがつじゃなかった

shōgatsujanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't January.; Wasn't New Year's.

★ Common

Noun

#930896

正月しょうがつだろう

shōgatsudarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably January.; Likely January.

★ Common

Noun

#543955

正月しょうがつじゃありませんでした

shōgatsujārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't January.; It wasn't New Year's.

★ Common

Noun

#1188349

正月しょうがつじゃなかったです

shōgatsujanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't New Year's.; Wasn't January.

★ Common

Noun

#1188349

正月しょうがつでしょう

shōgatsudeshō

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

1. Probably; Likely

★ Common

Noun

#443807

正月しょうがつではありませんでした

shōgatsudewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not January.; Was not New Year's.

★ Common

Noun

#847782

Advanced 3 items

正月しょうがつだったら

shōgatsudattara

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

1. If it were January; If it's January

★ Common

Noun

#411414

正月しょうがつであれば

shōgatsudeareba

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

1. If it is January; When it is January

★ Common

Noun

#758035

正月しょうがつなら

shōgatsunara

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

1. If it's New Year's; When it's New Year's

★ Common

Noun

#301392

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