祖父 - sofu | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

我々われわれは祖父そふの名前なまえを息子むすこに名付なずけた。

warewarewa sofuno namaeo musukoni nazuketa.

We named my son after my grandfather.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

祖父そふじゃない

sofujanai

The negative form

1. Not grandfather; Not my grandfather

★ Common

Noun

#571093

祖父そふだった

sofudatta

The past form

1. Was grandfather; Used to be grandfather

★ Common

Noun

#212530

祖父そふで

sofude

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

1. With grandfather; As grandfather

★ Common

Noun

#67995

祖父そふの

sofuno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Grandfather's; Of grandfather

★ Common

Noun

#25696

祖父そふじゃありません

sofujārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not my grandfather.; I am not his grandfather.

★ Common

Noun

#1184270

祖父そふじゃないです

sofujanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not my grandfather.; I am not his grandfather.

★ Common

Noun

#1184270

祖父そふでした

sofudeshita

The polite past form

1. Was grandfather.; Used to be grandfather.

★ Common

Noun

#211392

祖父そふです

sofudesu

The polite form

1. Grandfather.; My grandfather is.

★ Common

Noun

#132819

祖父そふではありません

sofudewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not my grandfather.; Is not a grandfather of mine.

★ Common

Noun

#930896

Common 6 items

祖父そふじゃなかった

sofujanakatta

The past negative form

1. Was not grandfather; Was not my grandfather

★ Common

Noun

#930896

祖父そふだろう

so fudarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably grandfather.; It must be grandfather.

★ Common

Noun

#866112

祖父そふじゃありませんでした

sofujārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not my grandfather.; Was not a grandfather.

★ Common

Noun

#1184270

祖父そふじゃなかったです

sofujanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't my grandfather.; Wasn't the grandfather.

★ Common

Noun

#1184270

祖父そふでしょう

so fudeshō

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

1. Probably my grandfather.; It's likely his grandfather.

★ Common

Noun

#847782

祖父そふではありませんでした

sofudewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not my grandfather.; Was not a grandfather.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

Advanced 3 items

祖父そふだったら

sofudattara

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

1. If grandfather were…; When grandfather was…

★ Common

Noun

#765310

祖父そふであれば

sofudeareba

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

1. If grandfather; When grandfather

★ Common

Noun

#770478

祖父そふなら

sofunara

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

1. If grandfather; When grandfather

★ Common

Noun

#469802

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