相槌 aizuchi
aizuchi
Noun
1. aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention — explanation
かくかくしかじかで、と事情 を説明 したのだが、あんまり興味 なさそうな相槌 しか返 ってこなかった。
kakukaku shikajikade to jijōo setsumē shita nodaga ammari kyōmi nasasōna aizuchishika kaette konakatta.
I explained the situation, as this, that and such and such, but they just nodded along without showing much interest.
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かくかくしかじかで、と事情 を説明 したのだが、あんまり興味 なさそうな相槌 しか返 ってこなかった。
kakukaku shikajikade to jijōo setsumē shita nodaga ammari kyōmi nasasōna aizuchishika kaette konakatta.
I explained the situation, as this, that and such and such, but they just nodded along without showing much interest.
18 Variants Available
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aizuchide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. With interjections; Responding with acknowledgements
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aizuchijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not just acknowledgment.; Not simply agreeing.
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#35129
aizuchidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably agreement.; Probably affirmation.
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#35653
aizuchijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't an acknowledgment.; It wasn't agreement.
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#33114
aizuchijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't agreeing.; Wasn't acknowledging.
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aizuchidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not agreeing.; Was not acknowledging.
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#36667
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aizuchidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a response; If it was just acknowledgment
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#35348
aizuchideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's an acknowledgment; If it's a response
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#35531
aizuchinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when agreeing; If/when acknowledging
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