曰く - iwaku | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

賢人けんじんいわく、人生じんせいは失望しつぼうの連続れんぞくである。

kenjin iwaku jinsēwa shitsubōno renzokudearu.

Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.

ふふ・・・いわくがあるのさ、あそこには。

fufu...iwakuga aru nosa asokoniwa.

He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

曰いわくじゃない

iwakujanai

The negative form

1. Isn't it said?; Isn't that so?

★ Common

Noun

#20975

曰いわくだった

iwakudatta

The past form

1. Was said; Used to say

★ Common

Noun

#19531

曰いわくで

iwakude

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

1. —to say; —as for

★ Common

Noun

#20886

曰いわくの

iwakuno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Descriptive; Qualifying

★ Common

Noun

#20865

曰いわくじゃありません

iwakujārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not.; I do not think so.

★ Common

Noun

#18943

曰いわくじゃないです

iwakujanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Isn't it said?; It isn't said.

★ Common

Noun

#22721

曰いわくでした

iwakudeshita

The polite past form

1. Said; Was said

★ Common

Noun

#18180

曰いわくです

iwakudesu

The polite form

1. To say; As one says

★ Common

Noun

#19680

曰いわくではありません

iwakudewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not said.; Does not state.

★ Common

Noun

#18283

Common 6 items

曰いわくじゃなかった

iwakujanakatta

The past negative form

1. Was not said.; Did not say.

★ Common

Noun

#19104

曰いわくだろう

iwakudarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably; Likely

★ Common

Noun

#20702

曰いわくじゃありませんでした

iwakujārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not said.; Was not stated.

★ Common

Noun

#20629

曰いわくじゃなかったです

iwakujanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not said.; Did not say.

★ Common

Noun

#17867

曰いわくでしょう

iwakudeshō

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

1. Probably; Likely

★ Common

Noun

#21053

曰いわくではありませんでした

iwakudewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not said.; Did not state.

★ Common

Noun

#19853

Advanced 3 items

曰いわくだったら

iwakudattara

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

1. If/when said; If/when told

★ Common

Noun

#18468

曰いわくであれば

iwakudeareba

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

1. If [WORD]; When [WORD]

★ Common

Noun

#17376

曰いわくなら

iwakunara

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

1. If said; When said

★ Common

Noun

#19676

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