倹約 - ken'yaku | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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彼かれは金かねをためるため何なん年間ねんかんもけちけち倹約けんやくした。

karewa kin'o tameru tame nannenkammo kechikechi ken'yaku shita.

He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

倹約けんやくじゃない

ken'yakujanai

The negative form

1. Not thrift.; Not saving.

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

倹約けんやくだった

ken'yakudatta

The past form

1. Was thrifty; Was frugal

★ Common

Noun

#847782

倹約けんやくで

ken'yakude

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

1. With thrift; By saving

★ Common

Noun

#234581

倹約けんやくの

ken'yakuno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Frugal; Thrifty

★ Common

Noun

#195713

倹約けんやくじゃありません

ken'yakujārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not thrifty.; It is not economical.

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

倹約けんやくじゃないです

ken'yakujanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not thrifty.; It's not economical.

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

倹約けんやくでした

ken'yakudeshita

The polite past form

1. Was thrifty.; Was economical.

★ Common

Noun

#866112

倹約けんやくです

ken'yakudesu

The polite form

1. Frugality; Thriftiness

★ Common

Noun

#420834

倹約けんやくではありません

ken'yakudewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not thrift.; Is not frugality.

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

Common 6 items

倹約けんやくじゃなかった

ken'yakujanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't frugal; Didn't economize

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

倹約けんやくだろう

ken'yakudarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably thrifty.; Probably economical.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

倹約けんやくじゃありませんでした

ken'yakujārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not thrifty.; Was not economical.

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

倹約けんやくじゃなかったです

ken'yakujanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't frugal.; Wasn't thrifty.

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

倹約けんやくでしょう

ken'yakudeshō

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

1. Probably thrifty.; Probably economical.

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

倹約けんやくではありませんでした

ken'yakudewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not frugal.; Was not thrifty.

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

Advanced 3 items

倹約けんやくだったら

ken'yakudattara

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

1. If frugal; If thrifty

★ Common

Noun

#1332106

倹約けんやくであれば

ken'yakudeareba

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

1. If frugal; If thrifty

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

倹約けんやくなら

ken'yakunara

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

1. If/when frugal; If/when economical

★ Common

Noun

#762525

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