受身 ukemi
ukemi
Noun
, na-Adjective
, no-Adjective
1. the defensive
どうしてそんなに受 け身 的 なのか。仕返 ししてはどうだ。
dōshite sonnani ukemitekina noka. shikaeshi shitewa dōda.
How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?
Noun
, na-Adjective
, no-Adjective
2. passive attitude; passivity; passiveness
Noun
, na-Adjective
, no-Adjective
3. the passive; passive voice
Linguistics
Noun
, na-Adjective
, no-Adjective
4. ukemi (the art of falling safely)
Martial Arts
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どうしてそんなに受 け身 的 なのか。仕返 ししてはどうだ。
dōshite sonnani ukemitekina noka. shikaeshi shitewa dōda.
How can you be so passive? Why don't you retaliate?
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ukemide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Passive voice.; Being acted upon.
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ukemijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not passive.; Was not done to me.
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ukemideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably passive.; Likely to be passive.
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ukemidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not passive.; Was not received.
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