先人 - senjin | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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彼かれは先人せんじんと同おなじ道みちを歩あゆむことを名誉めいよだと信しんじている。

karewa senjinto onaji michio ayumu kotō mēyodato shinjite iru.

He believes it to be an honor to follow in his predecessor's footsteps.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

先人せんじんじゃない

senjinjanai

The negative form

1. Not a predecessor.; Not an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

先人せんじんだった

senjindatta

The past form

1. Was a predecessor; Was an ancestor

★ Common

Noun

#408558

先人せんじんで

senjinde

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

1. Predecessors; Those who came before

★ Common

Noun

#381029

先人せんじんの

senjinno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Of ancestors; Pertaining to predecessors

★ Common

Noun

#80748

先人せんじんじゃありません

senjinjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a predecessor.; Not an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

先人せんじんじゃないです

senjinjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not a predecessor.; Not an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

先人せんじんでした

senjindeshita

The polite past form

1. Was a predecessor.; Was an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

先人せんじんです

senjindesu

The polite form

1. Ancestor; Predecessor

★ Common

Noun

#526896

先人せんじんではありません

senjindewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a predecessor.; Not an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

Common 6 items

先人せんじんじゃなかった

senjinjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't an ancestor.; Wasn't a predecessor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

先人せんじんだろう

senjindarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably an ancestor.; Likely a predecessor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

先人せんじんじゃありませんでした

senjinjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a predecessor.; Was not an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

先人せんじんじゃなかったです

senjinjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a predecessor.; Wasn't an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

先人せんじんでしょう

senjindeshō

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

1. Probably an ancestor.; Likely a predecessor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

先人せんじんではありませんでした

senjindewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a predecessor.; Was not an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

Advanced 3 items

先人せんじんだったら

senjindattara

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

1. If my ancestors…; If previous people…

★ Common

Noun

#1276538

先人せんじんであれば

senjindeareba

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

1. If ancestors; When ancestors

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

先人せんじんなら

senjinnara

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

1. If/when ancestors…; If/when predecessors…

★ Common

Noun

#866112

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