おばあさん【お祖母さん】 - obāsan

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Example Sentences

ジョンのおばあさんは長ながい間あいだ病やまいに伏ふせていたが、亡なくなった。

jonno obāsanwa nagai aidabyōni fusete itagana kunatta

John's grandmother passed away after a long illness.

お祖母ばあさんが座ざ布団ふとんの上うえにちんまりとすわっていました。

obāsanga zabutonno ueni chimmarito suwatte imashita.

The old woman was snugly sitting on a cushion.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

おばあさんじゃない

obāsanjanai

The negative form

1. Not grandmother.; Not my grandmother.

★ Common

Noun

#332552

おばあさんだった

obāsandatta

The past form

1. Was (my/the) grandmother.

★ Common

Noun

#226894

おばあさんで

obāsande

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

1. Grandmother; Being a grandmother

★ Common

Noun

#135801

おばあさんの

obāsanno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Grandmother's; Of grandmother

★ Common

Noun

#38302

おばあさんじゃありません

obāsanjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not my grandmother.; Not a grandmother.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

おばあさんじゃないです

obāsanjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It is not my grandmother.; It's not Grandma.

★ Common

Noun

#1482681

おばあさんでした

obāsandeshita

The polite past form

1. Was my grandmother.; Was a grandmother.

★ Common

Noun

#317642

おばあさんです

obāsandesu

The polite form

1. Grandmother. ;

★ Common

Noun

#190053

おばあさんでわありません

obāsandewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not my grandmother.; Is not a grandmother to me.

★ Common

Noun

#1482681

Common 6 items

おばあさんじゃなかった

obāsanjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't my grandmother.; Wasn't a grandmother.

★ Common

Noun

#272805

おばあさんだろう

obāsandarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably grandmother.; It's likely grandma.

★ Common

Noun

#569412

おばあさんじゃありませんでした

obāsanjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not my grandmother.; Was not a grandmother (to me).

★ Common

Noun

#1482681

おばあさんじゃなかったです

obāsanjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't my grandmother.; Wasn't a grandmother.

★ Common

Noun

#1482681

おばあさんでしょう

obāsandeshō

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

1. Grandmother, probably.; It's likely Grandma.

★ Common

Noun

#847782

おばあさんでわありませんでした

obāsandewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not my grandmother.; Was not a grandmother (to me).

★ Common

Noun

#1482681

Advanced 3 items

おばあさんだったら

obāsandattara

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

1. If grandmother were…; When grandmother was…

★ Common

Noun

#360344

おばあさんであれば

obāsandeareba

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

1. If grandmother; When grandmother

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

おばあさんなら

obāsannara

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

1. If it's Grandma; When it's Grandma

★ Common

Noun

#269638

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