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Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

1508 words · JLPT N4

JLPT N4 vocabulary

Part 86

Words 851–860

Meaning and examples

be born — te-form

umarete kara, shigoto o hajimemasu.

I start work after I be born.

💡 Form of 生まれる (to be born).

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polite past: was kind

kyonen yori yasashikattadesu.

It was more kind than last year.

💡 Form of 優しい (kind).

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polite past: was strict

zenkai yori zutto kibishikattadesu.

It was much more strict than last time.

💡 Form of 厳しい (strict).

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polite past: was happy

nareru made wa ureshikattadesu.

Until I got used to it, it was happy.

💡 Form of 嬉しい (happy).

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polite past: was sad

ano toki wa hontou ni kanashikattadesu.

At that time it really was sad.

💡 Form of 悲しい (sad).

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polite past: was lonely

nareru made wa sabishikattadesu.

Until I got used to it, it was lonely.

💡 Form of 寂しい (lonely).

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polite past: was embarrassed

saisho wa totemo hazukashikattadesu.

At first it was very embarrassed.

💡 Form of 恥ずかしい (embarrassed).

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polite past: was rare

omotta yori mezurashikattadesu.

It was more rare than I expected.

💡 Form of 珍しい (rare).

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polite past: was correct

yatte mitara, igai to tadashikattadesu.

When I tried it, it was surprisingly correct.

💡 Form of 正しい (correct).

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polite past: was deep

saisho wa totemo fukakattadesu.

At first it was very deep.

💡 Form of 深い (deep).

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