U ターン yū tān
yū tān
Noun
, Suru Verb
1. U-turn
Intransitive
chūkinde kippuo kirareta chokugoni yū tānkinshide tsukamatta. unga waruito iuka yowarimeni tatarimeto iuka.
It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.
Noun
, Suru Verb
2. returning home (after a vacation)
Intransitive
Noun
, Suru Verb
3. moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
Intransitive
Word Pronunciation
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Example Sentences
chūkinde kippuo kirareta chokugoni yū tānkinshide tsukamatta. unga waruito iuka yowarimeni tatarimeto iuka.
It wasn't my lucky day. First, I got a parking ticket and then things went from bad to worse when I got pulled over for making a U-turn.
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
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yū tānde
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Turning around; U-turn
Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Noun
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Common 6 items
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yū tānjārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a U-turn.; Was not turning back.
Noun
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yū tānjanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Didn't U-turn.; Didn't make a U-turn.
Noun
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yū tāndeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably turn back.; Likely to make a U-turn.
Noun
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Noun
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