そもそも【抑】 - somosomo | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

そもそもなぜ鳥とりは移動いどうするのだろうか。

somosomo naze toriwa idō suru nodarōka.

Why do birds migrate in the first place?

そもそも事故じこの大半たいはんは熱帯ねったい雨林うりんではなく、身近みじかな場所ばしょでおこるのである。

somosomo jikono taihanwa nettaiurindewanaku mijikana bashode okoru nodearu.

Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.

Characters

Reading

Usually Written in Kana

Written Form

Rarely Used Kanji

抑 kanji, 7 strokes repress

Other Forms

Rarely Used Kanji

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

そもそもじゃない

somosomojanai

The negative form

1. Not WORD; Isn't WORD

★ Common

Noun

#502888

そもそもだった

somosomodatta

The past form

1. was suppressed; was restrained

★ Common

Noun

#554004

そもそもで

somosomode

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

1. And; But

★ Common

Noun

#173354

そもそもの

somosomono

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Restraining; Suppressing

★ Common

Noun

#41501

そもそもじゃありません

somosomojārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not.; Is not.

★ Common

Noun

#1176958

そもそもじゃないです

somosomojanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Isn't it?; It isn't.

★ Common

Noun

#586517

そもそもでした

somosomodeshita

The polite past form

1. Was/were (polite past); Used to be (polite past)

★ Common

Noun

#930896

そもそもです

somosomodesu

The polite form

1. Is/are (polite); Yes (humble)

★ Common

Noun

#198722

そもそもでわありません

somosomodewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not.; Is not so.

★ Common

Noun

#1176958

Common 6 items

そもそもじゃなかった

somosomojanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't; Didn't use to be

★ Common

Noun

#1176958

そもそもだろう

somosomodarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably; Likely

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

そもそもじゃありませんでした

somosomojārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not; Wasn't

★ Common

Noun

#1176958

そもそもじゃなかったです

somosomojanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't; Didn't use to be

★ Common

Noun

#1176958

そもそもでしょう

somosomodeshō

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

1. Probably.; Likely.

★ Common

Noun

#891582

そもそもでわありませんでした

somosomodewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not; Was not so

★ Common

Noun

#1176958

Advanced 3 items

そもそもだったら

somosomodattara

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

1. If; When

★ Common

Noun

#785130

そもそもであれば

somosomodeareba

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

1. If [WORD]; Assuming [WORD]

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

そもそもなら

somosomonara

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

1. If/when suppressed; If/when restrained

★ Common

Noun

#644952

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