お化 け obake
お化 け
obake
Noun
1. ghost; apparition
Usually Written in Kana
watashino ieni obakega deta nowa hontōda.
It's true that a ghost appeared at my house.
Noun
2. goblin; monster; demon
Usually Written in Kana
Noun
3. something unusually large
Usually Written in Kana
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watashino ieni obakega deta nowa hontōda.
It's true that a ghost appeared at my house.
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お化 けで
obakede
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Being a ghost; As a ghost
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お化 けだろう
obakedarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. It's probably a ghost.; It's likely a ghost.
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お化 けじゃありませんでした
obakejārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a ghost.; I wasn't a ghost.
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お化 けじゃなかったです
obakejanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a ghost.; It wasn't spooky.
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お化 けでしょう
obakedeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. It's probably a ghost.; It must be a ghost.
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お化 けではありませんでした
obakedewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a ghost.; Was not an apparition.
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