デリケート derikēto
デリケート
derikēto
na-Adjective
1. sensitive (person, heart, etc.)
na-Adjective
2. delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive
daitōryōwa sono derikētona shitsumonni kotaeru kotō yanwarito kyohi shita.
The president politely declined to answer the delicate question.
na-Adjective
3. fragile; delicate; sensitive (e.g. skin)
na-Adjective
4. delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.); subtle
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daitōryōwa sono derikētona shitsumonni kotaeru kotō yanwarito kyohi shita.
The president politely declined to answer the delicate question.
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#11474
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#15847
デリケートで
derikētode
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Delicate; Sensitive
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#12166
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Common 8 items
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#13985
デリケートじゃありませんでした
derikētojārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not delicate.; Was not sensitive.
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#16939
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#11831
デリケートじゃなかったです
derikētojanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't delicate.; Wasn't sensitive.
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#16622
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デリケートではありませんでした
derikētodewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not delicate.; Was not sensitive.
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#13622
Advanced 4 items
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#13004
デリケートだろう
derikētodarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably delicate.; Probably sensitive.
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#13713
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#15144
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#14932