灯台 tōdai
tōdai
Noun
1. lighthouse
tōi tōdaino kasukana hikario mita.
We saw the gleam of a distant lighthouse.
Noun
2. old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
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tōi tōdaino kasukana hikario mita.
We saw the gleam of a distant lighthouse.
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tōdaide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. At the lighthouse; Connecting clauses with "te-form" and "lighthouse"
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tōdaijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a lighthouse.; I wasn't being a lighthouse.
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tōdaideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a lighthouse.; It must be a lighthouse.
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tōdaidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a lighthouse; When it is a lighthouse
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tōdaideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a lighthouse; When it is a lighthouse
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tōdainara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a lighthouse…; When it's a lighthouse…
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