間 - ma | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

鬼おにの居いぬ間まに洗濯せんたく。

onino inu aidani sen. taku

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

Characters

Written Form

間 kanji, 12 strokes interval

Reading

ま hiragana, 3 strokes
ma

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

間まじゃない

ma ja nai

The negative form

1. Not the thing.; It's not that.

★ Common

Noun

#10795

間まだった

madatta

The past form

1. Was a space; Was a gap

★ Common

Noun

#10478

間あいだで

aidade

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

1. between; among

★ Common

Noun

#1789

間まの

mano

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Of/regarding the space between; Interval

★ Common

Noun

#1233

間まじゃありません

ma ja arimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not.; It's not the case.

★ Common

Noun

#83510

間まじゃないです

majanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not.; It isn't.

★ Common

Noun

#77636

間までした

madeshita

The polite past form

1. It was.; Was.

★ Common

Noun

#17029

間あいだです

aidadesu

The polite form

1. Is/am/are (polite); It is

★ Common

Noun

#5872

間あいだではありません

aidadewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not.; Is not the case.

★ Common

Noun

#54376

Common 6 items

間まじゃなかった

ma ja nakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't; Was not

★ Common

Noun

#58096

間まだろう

madarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably.; Around.

★ Common

Noun

#41670

間まじゃありませんでした

ma ja arimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not.; It wasn't.

★ Common

Noun

#434001

間まじゃなかったです

ma ja nakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't.; It wasn't the case.

★ Common

Noun

#524388

間あいだでしょう

aidadeshō

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

1. Probably.; It will likely be.

★ Common

Noun

#52049

間あいだではありませんでした

aidadewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not the case.; Was not so.

★ Common

Noun

#281576

Advanced 3 items

間まだったら

madattara

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

1. If [it] were...; If [it] happened...

★ Common

Noun

#58703

間まであれば

made areba

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

1. If/when there is space; If/when there is room

★ Common

Noun

#77261

間まなら

ma nara

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

1. If/when space; If/when interval

★ Common

Noun

#19700

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