他 hoka
hoka
Noun
1. another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside
karewa hokani jōhōo motomeru kotoni shita.
He decided to seek information elsewhere.
nippondewa biwakohodo ōkina mizūmiwa hokani nai.
No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.
Noun
, no-Adjective
2. another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al.
chikyūwa mizuga aruto iu tende hokano wakusēto chigau.
The earth is different from the other planets in that it has water.
tano hitoniwa watashino yatte iru kotowa dekinaidarō
No other man could do my work.
Noun
, no-Adjective
3. beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
Usually Written in Kana
, Related to 思いのほか Noun
4. except; but; other than; apart from
ここには私 のほかに誰 もいない。
kokoniwa watashino hokani daremo inai
There's no one but me here.
Noun
, Adverb
5. besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
hon'o kashidasu hokani toshokanwa tano iroirona sābisuo tēkyō suru.
Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.
kanojowa gitāno hokani pianomo hiku
She plays piano as well as the guitar.
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karewa hokani jōhōo motomeru kotoni shita.
He decided to seek information elsewhere.
nippondewa biwakohodo ōkina mizūmiwa hokani nai.
No other lake in Japan is as large as Lake Biwa.
chikyūwa mizuga aruto iu tende hokano wakusēto chigau.
The earth is different from the other planets in that it has water.
tano hitoniwa watashino yatte iru kotowa dekinaidarō
No other man could do my work.
ここには私 のほかに誰 もいない。
kokoniwa watashino hokani daremo inai
There's no one but me here.
hon'o kashidasu hokani toshokanwa tano iroirona sābisuo tēkyō suru.
Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.
kanojowa gitāno hokani pianomo hiku
She plays piano as well as the guitar.
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tade
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Elsewhere; Somewhere else
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hokajārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It was not he/she.; It wasn't him/her.
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hokadeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. He/She/It probably is.; Probably.
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hokanara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If he/she/it is different; If it's someone/something else
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