お中元 ochūgen
お中元
ochūgen
Noun
1. mid-year gift; summer gift
Related to 中元
ochūgen'ya osēbono shūkanwa nakanaka sutarenai.
The gift-giving custom dies hard.
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Example Sentences
ochūgen'ya osēbono shūkanwa nakanaka sutarenai.
The gift-giving custom dies hard.
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
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お中元 で
ochūgende
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Regarding mid-year gifts; For mid-year gifts
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お中元 じゃありません
ochūgenjārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not ochugen.; It's not a mid-year gift.
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お中元 ではありません
ochūgendewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not a gift.; It is not a mid-year gift.
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お中元 じゃありませんでした
ochūgenjārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a mid-year gift.; It wasn't O-chugen.
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お中元 じゃなかったです
ochūgenjanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a mid-year gift.; It wasn't appropriate as a mid-year gift.
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お中元 でしょう
ochūgendeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a gift.; Probably mid-year gift.
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お中元 ではありませんでした
ochūgendewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It was not a mid-year gift.
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お中元 だったら
ochūgendattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were o-chugen; If it's o-chugen
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お中元 であれば
ochūgendeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's o-chugen; If one gives o-chugen
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お中元 なら
ochūgennara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when regarding gifts…; If/when it comes to Ochuugen…
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