小説 shōsetsu
shōsetsu
Noun
1. novel; story; (work of) fiction
jijitsuwa shōsetsuyorimo kinari.
Fact is stranger than fiction.
トムは小説 を読 んでいる。
tomuwa shōsetsuo yonde iru.
Tom is reading a novel.
Word Pronunciation
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Example Sentences
jijitsuwa shōsetsuyorimo kinari.
Fact is stranger than fiction.
トムは小説 を読 んでいる。
tomuwa shōsetsuo yonde iru.
Tom is reading a novel.
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18 Variants Available
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shōsetsude
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. In a novel; About novels
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shōsetsujārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a novel.; It wasn't fiction.
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shōsetsujanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a novel.; It wasn't fiction.
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shōsetsudeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a novel.; It must be a novel.
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shōsetsudewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It was not a novel.; It wasn't fiction.
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shōsetsudattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If [the] novel...; When [the] novel...
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