ほたるい【 蛍藺 】 hotarui
ほたるい【
蛍藺
】hotarui
Noun
1. Scirpus hotarui (species of bulrush)
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Essential 9 items
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ほたるいの
hotaruino
Attributive form: modifies a following noun
1. Of hototogisu (bird); Relating to hototogisu (bird)
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ほたるいじゃありません
hotaruijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not hototogisu.; I am not a hototogisu.
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ほたるいでわありません
hotaruidewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not hototogisu.; I am not a hototogisu.
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ほたるいじゃありませんでした
hotaruijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a hototogisu.; Was not a swamp reed.
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ほたるいじゃなかったです
hotaruijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't a hototogisu.; Wasn't a lilyturf.
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ほたるいでしょう
hotaruideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a firefly sedge.
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ほたるいでわありませんでした
hotaruidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a hototogisu.; Was not a pheasant's eye.
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ほたるいだったら
hotaruidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when hototogisu (bird); If it were a hototogisu
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ほたるいであれば
hotaruideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when hototogisu/cuckoo ; If it were a hototogisu/cuckoo
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ほたるいなら
hotaruinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when hototogisu (a cuckoo); If/when Hoto-togi (a type of iris)
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