村 そん翁 おう

son ō

1. Not an old man of the village.; Not a village elder.

1. Was a village elder.

1. -te form: connecting clauses; -te form: making requests

1. Old man of the village; Village elder

1. Not an old man of the village.; Not a village elder.

1. Not an old man of the village.; Not a village elder.

1. Was an old man of the village.

1. Old man of the village; Village elder

1. Not a village elder.; I am not a village elder.

1. Was not an old man of the village.; Wasn't the village elder.

1. Probably an old man from the village.

1. Was not a village elder.; Was not an old man from the village.

1. Was not an old man of the village.; Wasn't a village elder.

1. Probably an old man of the village.; Likely an old villager.

1. Was not a village elder.; Was not an old man of the village.

1. If/when old man of the village…; Were the old man of the village…

1. If the village elder…; Were the village elder…

1. If/when the village elder…; If the village elder were…