先制 - sensei | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

先制せんせいの一撃いちげきをすれば半分はんぶん勝かったようなものだ。

sensēno ichigekio sureba hambun katta yōna monoda.

The first blow is half the battle.

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

先制せんせいじゃない

senseijanai

The negative form

1. Not preemptive.; Not taking the initiative.

★ Common

Noun

#140270

先制せんせいだった

senseidatta

The past form

1. Was preemptive.; Was taking the initiative.

★ Common

Noun

#141220

先制せんせいで

senseide

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

1. Proactively; First strike

★ Common

Noun

#135896

先制せんせいの

senseino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Preemptive; First strike

★ Common

Noun

#136540

先制せんせいじゃありません

senseijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not preemptive.; It wasn't a first strike.

★ Common

Noun

#140739

先制せんせいじゃないです

senseijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not proactive.; It's not preemptive.

★ Common

Noun

#137455

先制せんせいでした

senseideshita

The polite past form

1. Was proactive.; Was preemptive.

★ Common

Noun

#141958

先制せんせいです

senseidesu

The polite form

1. Preemptive strike; Being proactive

★ Common

Noun

#143109

先制せんせいではありません

senseidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not preemptive.; Is not proactive.

★ Common

Noun

#139681

Common 6 items

先制せんせいじゃなかった

senseijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't preemptive.; Didn't take the initiative.

★ Common

Noun

#141902

先制せんせいだろう

senseidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably first.; Likely to take the initiative.

★ Common

Noun

#138979

先制せんせいじゃありませんでした

senseijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't preemptive.; It wasn't a first strike.

★ Common

Noun

#141677

先制せんせいじゃなかったです

senseijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't proactive.; Wasn't the first to act.

★ Common

Noun

#134203

先制せんせいでしょう

senseideshō

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

1. Probably…; Will likely take the initiative.

★ Common

Noun

#136412

先制せんせいではありませんでした

senseidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not preemptive.; Was not taken first.

★ Common

Noun

#141084

Advanced 3 items

先制せんせいだったら

senseidattara

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

1. If/when preemptive; If/when initiating first

★ Common

Noun

#135619

先制せんせいであれば

senseideareba

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

1. If preemptive; When preemptive

★ Common

Noun

#134707

先制せんせいなら

senseinara

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

1. If/when initiating; If/when taking the first step

★ Common

Noun

#135746

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