かば【河馬】 - kaba | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

夕方ゆうがたにまたサファリに出掛でかけ、夜よるはカバの声こえを聞ききながら眠ねむりについた。

yūgatani mata safarini dekake yoruwa kabano koeo kikinagara nemurini tsuita.

In the evening I went out on safari again, at night I fell asleep hearing the grunting of the hippos.

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Usually Written in Kana

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

かばじゃない

kabajanai

The negative form

1. Not a hippopotamus.; Not hippopotamus.

Noun

#604467

かばだった

kabadatta

The past form

1. Was a hippopotamus.

Noun

#448235

かばで

kabade

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

1. With hippopotamus; By hippopotamus

Noun

#260167

かばの

kabano

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Hippopotamus's; Relating to hippopotamuses

Noun

#185471

かばじゃありません

kabajārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a hippopotamus.; I am not a hippopotamus.

Noun

#2209805

かばじゃないです

kabajanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not a hippopotamus.; I'm not a hippopotamus.

Noun

#2209805

かばでした

kabadeshita

The polite past form

1. Was a hippopotamus.

Noun

#785130

かばです

kabadesu

The polite form

1. Hippopotamus (is); I am a hippopotamus.

Noun

#360075

かばでわありません

kabadewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a hippopotamus.; Is not a hippopotamus.

Noun

#2209805

Common 6 items

かばじゃなかった

kabajanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a hippopotamus.; Was not a hippopotamus.

Noun

#2209805

かばだろう

kabadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a hippopotamus.; It will likely be a hippopotamus.

Noun

#655128

かばじゃありませんでした

kabajārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It was not a hippopotamus.

Noun

#2209805

かばじゃなかったです

kabajanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a hippopotamus.

Noun

#2209805

かばでしょう

kabadeshō

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

1. Probably a hippopotamus.; It will likely be a hippopotamus.

Noun

#2209805

かばでわありませんでした

kabadewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a hippopotamus.

Noun

#2209805

Advanced 3 items

かばだったら

kabadattara

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

1. If hippopotamus; Were hippopotamus

Noun

#604467

かばであれば

kabadeareba

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

1. If hippopotamus; When hippopotamus

Noun

#1000567

かばなら

kabanara

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

1. If hippopotamus; When hippopotamus

Noun

#571093

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