本国 hongoku
hongoku
Noun
1. home country; one's own country; country of origin
kareno ongakuwa hongokudewa ninkiga nakatta.
His music was not popular at home.
Noun
2. suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country
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3. country of one's ancestors
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4. this country
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kareno ongakuwa hongokudewa ninkiga nakatta.
His music was not popular at home.
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hongokude
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. In one's home country; In the country of origin
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hongokudewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not from this country.; I am not a native.
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hon gokudarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably domestic.; Probably from one's home country.
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hongokujārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not from my country.; Was not native.
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hongokujanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't my home country.; Wasn't native to me.
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hon gokudeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably their country.; Likely their homeland.
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hongokudewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not from my home country.; Was not native.
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hongokudattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when in my country; If it were my country
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hongokudeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If [one's] homeland; If [it] were [one's] homeland
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hongokunara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when in one's own country; If/when at home
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