本来 - honrai | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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この詩しは本来ほんらいフランス語ごで書かかれていた。

kono shiwa honrai furansugode kakarete ita.

This poem was originally written in French.

競争きょうそうは本来ほんらい悪わるいものではない。

kyōsōwa honrai warui monodewanai.

Competition is not by nature evil.

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

本来ほんらいじゃない

honraijanai

The negative form

1. Wasn't originally.; Wasn't supposed to be.

★ Common

Noun

#28760

本来ほんらいだった

honraidatta

The past form

1. Was originally; Was supposed to

★ Common

Noun

#33863

本来ほんらいで

honraide

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

1. Originally; By nature

★ Common

Noun

#32158

本来ほんらいの

honraino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Original; Genuine

★ Common

Noun

#30371

本来ほんらいじゃありません

honraijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It isn't originally.; It wasn't originally.

★ Common

Noun

#32819

本来ほんらいじゃないです

honraijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It wasn't originally like that.; It wasn't supposed to be like that.

★ Common

Noun

#36016

本来ほんらいでした

honraideshita

The polite past form

1. Was originally; Used to be

★ Common

Noun

#32515

本来ほんらいです

honraidesu

The polite form

1. Originally; Actually

★ Common

Noun

#32927

本来ほんらいではありません

honraidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Was not originally.; It wasn't the case.

★ Common

Noun

#33957

Common 6 items

本来ほんらいじゃなかった

honraijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't originally; Wasn't supposed to be

★ Common

Noun

#33726

本来ほんらいだろう

honraidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably.; It should have been.

★ Common

Noun

#36008

本来ほんらいじゃありませんでした

honraijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not originally.; Was not the case.

★ Common

Noun

#33407

本来ほんらいじゃなかったです

honraijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't originally.; It wasn't supposed to be.

★ Common

Noun

#26403

本来ほんらいでしょう

honraideshō

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

1. Probably.; It should have been.

★ Common

Noun

#37745

本来ほんらいではありませんでした

honraidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not originally.; Was not the case.

★ Common

Noun

#38086

Advanced 3 items

本来ほんらいだったら

honraidattara

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

1. If originally; If I had originally

★ Common

Noun

#30915

本来ほんらいであれば

honraideareba

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

1. If it had been originally…; If originally…

Noun

#15348

本来ほんらいなら

honrainara

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

1. Originally; If it had been

★ Common

Noun

#35188

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