ばあさん【 婆さん 】 bāsan
ばあさん【
婆さん
】bāsan
Noun
1. grandmother
Usually Written in Kana
, Related to お祖母さん kyōwa bāsanno otsukaio kanete machide kaimono.
Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.
Noun
2. old woman; female senior citizen
Usually Written in Kana
, Related to お婆さん "miseno bāsanwa sugē aiso warui ndakedosā" "daiki kikoetoruzo" "ge'..."
"The old lady of this shop is very unsociable but ..." "Taiki, I can hear you!" "Ack!"
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kyōwa bāsanno otsukaio kanete machide kaimono.
Today I'm shopping in town as well as running an errand for my grandmother.
"miseno bāsanwa sugē aiso warui ndakedosā" "daiki kikoetoruzo" "ge'..."
"The old lady of this shop is very unsociable but ..." "Taiki, I can hear you!" "Ack!"
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
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ばあさんで
bāsande
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Old woman; Being an old woman
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Common 6 items
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ばあさんだろう
bāsandarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably an older woman.; Probably a madam.
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Noun
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ばあさんじゃありませんでした
bāsanjārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a madam/older woman.; Was not a wife/housewife.
★ Common
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ばあさんじゃなかったです
bāsanjanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't a madam/older woman.; Wasn't my wife/husband's mother.
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Noun
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ばあさんでしょう
bāsandeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a madam.; Probably an older woman.
★ Common
Noun
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ばあさんでわありませんでした
bāsandewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a madam/older woman.; Was not a wife/housewife.
★ Common
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ばあさんだったら
bāsandattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If (it's) the lady; If she were (a lady)
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ばあさんであれば
bāsandeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If the old woman; When the old woman
★ Common
Noun
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ばあさんなら
bāsannara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when (it's) the lady; If/when (it's) an older woman
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