老犬 - rōken | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

老犬ろうけんに新あたらしい芸げいは教おしえられない。

rōinuni atarashii gēwa oshierarenai.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

老犬ろうけんじゃない

rōkenjanai

The negative form

1. Not an old dog.; Not old dogs.

Noun

#198547

老犬ろうけんだった

rōkendatta

The past form

1. Was an old dog.

Noun

#201874

老犬ろうけんで

rōkende

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

1. Old dog; Old dog, and

Noun

#204701

老犬ろうけんの

rōkenno

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Old dog's; Old dog

Noun

#203396

老犬ろうけんじゃありません

rōkenjārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not an old dog.; Not a senior dog.

Noun

#203190

老犬ろうけんじゃないです

rōkenjanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not an old dog.; I'm not an old dog.

Noun

#206279

老犬ろうけんでした

rōkendeshita

The polite past form

1. Was an old dog.

Noun

#204289

老犬ろうけんです

rōkendesu

The polite form

1. Old dog.; (Humble/polite self-reference - "I am an old dog.")

Noun

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老犬ろうけんではありません

rōkendewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not an old dog.; Is not an old dog.

Noun

#204289

Common 6 items

老犬ろうけんじゃなかった

rōkenjanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't an old dog.; Wasn't an old canine.

Noun

#200413

老犬ろうけんだろう

rōkendarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Old dog, likely.; Probably an old dog.

Noun

#205778

老犬ろうけんじゃありませんでした

rōkenjārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not an old dog.; Was not an old canine.

Noun

#202548

老犬ろうけんじゃなかったです

rōkenjanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't an old dog.; Wasn't an old canine.

Noun

#203069

老犬ろうけんでしょう

rōkendeshō

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

1. Probably an old dog.; Likely an old dog.

Noun

#200775

老犬ろうけんではありませんでした

rōkendewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not an old dog.; Was not a senior dog.

Noun

#203690

Advanced 3 items

老犬ろうけんだったら

rōkendattara

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

1. If/when old dog; If/when an old dog

Noun

#201738

老犬ろうけんであれば

rōkendeareba

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

1. If old dog; When old dog

Noun

#200004

老犬ろうけんなら

rōkennara

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

1. If/when an old dog…; Regarding an old dog…

Noun

#206082

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