先鞭 - semben | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

先鞭せんべんじゃない

sembenjanai

The negative form

1. Not a pioneer.; Not the first to try.

Noun

#191338

先鞭せんべんだった

sembendatta

The past form

1. Was a pioneer.; Led the way.

Noun

#189199

先鞭せんべんで

sembende

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

1. Leading the way; Taking the initiative

Noun

#191844

先鞭せんべんの

sembenno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Pioneer; Leader

Noun

#189789

先鞭せんべんじゃありません

sembenjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not the first.; I am not the one who initiated it.

Noun

#190928

先鞭せんべんじゃないです

sembenjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not the first to do it.; Not the pioneer.

Noun

#196109

先鞭せんべんでした

sembendeshita

The polite past form

1. Was the first to try.; Pioneered.

Noun

#189132

先鞭せんべんです

sembendesu

The polite form

1. First to take the lead.; Pioneering.

Noun

#190232

先鞭せんべんではありません

sembendewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not the first to act.; Not a pioneer.

Noun

#190473

Common 6 items

先鞭せんべんじゃなかった

sembenjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't the first to act.; Wasn't the pioneer.

Noun

#186802

先鞭せんべんだろう

sembendarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably the first to…; Likely a pioneer…

Noun

#192278

先鞭せんべんじゃありませんでした

sembenjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't the first.; I wasn't the first.

Noun

#192894

先鞭せんべんじゃなかったです

sembenjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't the first to act.; Didn't take the initiative.

Noun

#195891

先鞭せんべんでしょう

sembendeshō

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

1. Probably first.; Likely a pioneer.

Noun

#187302

先鞭せんべんではありませんでした

sembendewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not the first to take the initiative.; Did not pioneer.

Noun

#187587

Advanced 3 items

先鞭せんべんだったら

sembendattara

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

1. If/when I had taken the lead; If/when I were the first to act

Noun

#189046

先鞭せんべんであれば

sembendeareba

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

1. If one were a pioneer; If one led the way

Noun

#191885

先鞭せんべんなら

sembennara

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

1. If/when leading the way; If/when taking the initiative

Noun

#187174

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