手前 - temae | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

手前てまえのガラス張ばりの建物たてものは薔薇園ばらえんなんです。温室おんしつになっていて、いつも薔薇ばらを観賞かんしょうできるようになってるんですよ。

temaeno garasubarino tatemonowa baraenna ndesu. onshitsuni natte ite itsumo barao kanshō dekiru yōni natteru ndesuyo.

The glass fronted building before you is the rose garden. It's a greenhouse so you will always be able to appreciate the roses.

あの信号しんごうの手前てまえで降おろしてください。

ano shingōno temaede oroshite kudasai.

Please let me off on this side of that traffic light.

自分じぶんの直感ちょっかんが、いかに確たしかなものか自慢じまんした手前てまえ、当あてがはずれた時ときは首くびをやらなければならなくなった。

jibunno chokkanga ikani tashikana monoka jiman shita temae atega hazureta tokiwa kubio yaranakereba naranaku natta.

Having boasted how sure his hunches were, he was forced to eat his hat when he guessed wrong.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

手前てまえじゃありません

temaejārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not me.; It's not my place.

★ Common

Noun

#1186816

手前てまえじゃない

temaejanai

The negative form

1. Not me.; It's not my place.

★ Common

Noun

#497247

手前てまえじゃないです

temaejanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not me.; It's not my place.

★ Common

Noun

#603081

手前てまえだった

temaedatta

The past form

1. Was before me; Was within my reach

★ Common

Noun

#181910

手前てまえで

temaede

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

1. Before me; My humble self

★ Common

Noun

#38778

手前てまえでした

temaedeshita

The polite past form

1. It was I.; I was the one.

★ Common

Noun

#146747

手前てまえです

temaedesu

The polite form

1. It is I.; I am the one.

★ Common

Noun

#167300

手前てまえではありません

temaedewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not I.; It is not my place.

★ Common

Noun

#930896

手前てまえの

temaeno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. My; This side of

★ Common

Noun

#25188

Common 6 items

手前てまえじゃありませんでした

temaejārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't me.; It wasn't my doing.

★ Common

Noun

#1186816

手前てまえじゃなかった

temaejanakatta

The past negative form

1. It wasn't me.; It wasn't within my reach.

★ Common

Noun

#586517

手前てまえじゃなかったです

temaejanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't me.; It wasn't within my reach.

★ Common

Noun

#586517

手前てまえだろう

temaedarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably me.; I suppose.

★ Common

Noun

#456756

手前てまえでしょう

temaedeshō

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

1. Probably.; Likely.

★ Common

Noun

#478507

手前てまえではありませんでした

temaedewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It was not I.; It wasn't me.

★ Common

Noun

#1186816

Advanced 3 items

手前てまえだったら

temaedattara

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

1. If it were me; If it were in my position

★ Common

Noun

#488573

手前てまえであれば

temaedeareba

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

1. If it is my position/skill; If I were to do it

★ Common

Noun

#621931

手前てまえなら

temaenara

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

1. If it's within my reach; If it's up to me

★ Common

Noun

#608531

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