先輩 - sempai | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

私わたくしたちは彼かれをよき先輩せんぱいとして尊敬そんけいしている。

watashitachiwa kareo yoki sempaito shite sonkē shite iru

We respect him as a good senior.

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

先輩せんぱいじゃない

sempaijanai

The negative form

1. Not a senior.; Not an upperclassman.

★ Common

Noun

#33477

先輩せんぱいだった

sempaidatta

The past form

1. Was a senior.; Used to be a senior.

★ Common

Noun

#31735

先輩せんぱいで

sempaide

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

1. Senior/upperclassman/more experienced person, with

★ Common

Noun

#31712

先輩せんぱいの

sempaino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Senior's; Of a senior

★ Common

Noun

#36918

先輩せんぱいじゃありません

sempaijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a senior.; I am not your senior.

★ Common

Noun

#37210

先輩せんぱいじゃないです

sempaijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not a senior.; I'm not a senior.

★ Common

Noun

#32816

先輩せんぱいでした

sempaideshita

The polite past form

1. Was a senior.; Used to be a senior.

★ Common

Noun

#35407

先輩せんぱいです

sempaidesu

The polite form

1. Senior; Mentor

★ Common

Noun

#32914

先輩せんぱいではありません

sempaidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a senior.; Not your superior.

★ Common

Noun

#35122

Common 6 items

先輩せんぱいじゃなかった

sempaijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a senior.; Wasn't an upperclassman.

★ Common

Noun

#36775

先輩せんぱいだろう

sempaidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a senior.; Probably an upperclassman.

★ Common

Noun

#33309

先輩せんぱいじゃありませんでした

sempaijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a senior.; Was not an upperclassman.

★ Common

Noun

#29640

先輩せんぱいじゃなかったです

sempaijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a senior.; Wasn't your senior.

★ Common

Noun

#30710

先輩せんぱいでしょう

sempaideshō

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

1. Probably a senior.; Likely a senior.

★ Common

Noun

#36944

先輩せんぱいではありませんでした

sempaidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a senior.; Was not an upperclassman.

★ Common

Noun

#35348

Advanced 3 items

先輩せんぱいだったら

sempaidattara

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

1. If I were a senior; If you were a senior

★ Common

Noun

#34106

先輩せんぱいであれば

sempaideareba

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

1. If senior; If one is a senior

★ Common

Noun

#33989

先輩せんぱいなら

sempainara

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

1. If senior; When senior

★ Common

Noun

#31889

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