祖先 - sosen | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

私わたくしたちは祖先そせんをうやまうべきだ。

watashitachiwa sosen'o uyamaubekida

We should worship our ancestors.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

祖先そせんじゃない

sosenjanai

The negative form

1. Not an ancestor.; Not a forefather.

★ Common

Noun

#823368

祖先そせんだった

sosendatta

The past form

1. Was an ancestor

★ Common

Noun

#519711

祖先そせんで

sosende

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

1. With ancestors; From ancestors

★ Common

Noun

#101213

祖先そせんの

sosenno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Ancestral; Ancestorial

★ Common

Noun

#61500

祖先そせんじゃありません

sosenjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not an ancestor.; Not a forefather.

★ Common

Noun

#891582

祖先そせんじゃないです

sosenjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not an ancestor.; Not related.

★ Common

Noun

#1218158

祖先そせんでした

sosendeshita

The polite past form

1. Was an ancestor.; Were ancestors.

★ Common

Noun

#847782

祖先そせんです

sosendesu

The polite form

1. Ancestor.; Forefather.

★ Common

Noun

#188030

祖先そせんではありません

sosendewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not an ancestor.; Is not an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#823368

Common 6 items

祖先そせんじゃなかった

sosenjanakatta

The past negative form

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

★ Common

Noun

#581395

祖先そせんだろう

sosendarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably an ancestor.; Likely a predecessor.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

祖先そせんじゃありませんでした

sosenjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

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

★ Common

Noun

#1218158

祖先そせんじゃなかったです

sosenjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't an ancestor.; Was not an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1218158

祖先そせんでしょう

sosendeshō

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

1. Probably an ancestor.; Likely an ancestor.

★ Common

Noun

#1218158

祖先そせんではありませんでした

sosendewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

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

★ Common

Noun

#1218158

Advanced 3 items

祖先そせんだったら

sosendattara

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

1. If/when ancestor; If/when an ancestor

★ Common

Noun

#1218158

祖先そせんであれば

sosendeareba

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

1. If ancestors; When ancestors

★ Common

Noun

#891582

祖先そせんなら

sosennara

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

1. If/when ancestors; If/when one's ancestors

★ Common

Noun

#866112

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