先手 sente
sente
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sentede
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. First move; Advantageously
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sentejanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't the first mover.; Didn't take the initiative.
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sentejārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't my first move.; I didn't go first.
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sentejanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't my first move.; I didn't go first.
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sentedeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably first.; Likely to go first.
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sentedewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not the first player.; Was not the one who made the first move.
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sentenara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If first player; When taking the initiative
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