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| English |
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| なぜ/ どうして |
Why? (どうして is used more colloquially) |
| せいせき |
grade |
| ひどい |
is terrible (い adj.) |
| うれしい |
is glad, happy (い adj.) |
| かなしい |
is sad (い adj.) |
| おととい |
the day before yesterday |
| あさって |
the day after tomorrow |
| いいですねえ。 |
How nice! (used when someone recieves good news of something which will soon occur) |
| よかったですねえ。 |
How nice! (expression of happiness or support on a past event) |
| ざんねんですねえ。 |
How disappointing!, Too bad! (expression of disappointment at something which won't happen) |
| ざんねんでしたねえ。 |
How disappointing! (expression of disappointment at an unfortunate past occurrence) |
| がっかりです。 |
I am disappointed. |
| こうへい |
is fair (な adj.) |
| ふこうへい |
is unfair (な adj.) |
| Sentence 1 (Reason)から、 Sentence 2 (Result)。 |
S1, so S2. (the 2nd portion of this sentence structure may be omitted if understood. When S1 ends with an い adj., the です before から is often omitted) |