たとえ話 tatoeba nashi
たとえ話
tatoeba nashi
Noun
1. allegory; fable; parable
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#125277
Noun
#126628
たとえ話 で
tatoeba nashide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Even in a metaphor; As an analogy
Noun
#122228
Noun
#127286
たとえ話 じゃありません
tatoeba nashijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not a metaphor.; It's not an analogy.
Noun
#124491
たとえ話 じゃないです
tatoeba nashijanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not a story.; It's not an analogy.
Noun
#128757
Noun
#127236
Noun
#129295
たとえ話 ではありません
tatoeba nashidewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not a metaphor.; It's not an analogy.
Noun
#127658
Common 6 items
たとえ話 じゃなかった
tatoeba nashijanakatta
The past negative form
1. It wasn't an analogy.; It wasn't a metaphor.
Noun
#124959
たとえ話 だろう
tatoeba nashidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. A metaphor, likely.; A figure of speech, probably.
Noun
#129190
たとえ話 じゃありませんでした
tatoeba nashijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a metaphor.; It wasn't an analogy.
Noun
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たとえ話 じゃなかったです
tatoeba nashijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't an analogy.; It wasn't a metaphor.
Noun
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たとえ話 でしょう
tatoeba nashideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. A metaphor, perhaps.; Probably an analogy.
Noun
#127563
たとえ話 ではありませんでした
tatoeba nashidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't an analogy.; It wasn't a metaphor.
Noun
#127791
Advanced 3 items
たとえ話 だったら
tatoeba nashidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a story; Even if it were a story
Noun
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たとえ話 であれば
tatoeba nashideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a parable; If it were an analogy
Noun
#124572
たとえ話 なら
tatoeba nashinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's a story; If it's an example
Noun
#128260