How to say example in Japanese

たとえtatoe

noun:

  • example - esp. 例え
  • simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable - esp. 譬え, 喩え

Example Sentences

例えばtatoebaたばこtabakowoぷかぷかpukapuka吸うsuu先生senseigaたばこtabakowo吸うsuu生徒seitoni注意chuuiしてshitemoそのsono注意chuuiha矛盾mujunしているshiteiruだろうdarou
For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.
このkono例文reibunha書き方kakikatanoサンプルSANPURUなのでnanode必要にhitsuyouni応じてoujite内容naiyouwo追加削除tsuikasakujowoしてshiteからkaraお使いotsukaiくださいkudasai
This example text is a how-to-write sample, so please add to and delete from it as required before using.
動詞doushihelphato不定詞原形不定詞genkeifuteikotobano両方ryouhouwoとりますtorimasugaくだけたkudaketa文体buntaideha原形不定詞genkeifuteikotobaga多いooitoされてsareteおりoriこのkono例文reibunでもdemoそれsorega使われていますtsukawareteimasu
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.
未来進行形miraishinkougataha未来miraino時点jitende進行中shinkouchuuno動作dousaya出来事dekigotowo表現hyougenするsuruときtokini用いられますmochiiraremasuga例文reibunha進行中shinkouchuuno動作dousatoha考えられませんkangaeraremasen
The future progressive tense is used when expressing events and action in progress at some future point, however the example sentence cannot be understood in that way.
省略shouryakuha立派なrippana表現技法hyougengihouno一つhitotsuでありdeari多くookuno文法書bunpoushoでもdemo紹介shoukaiされていますsareteimasu
Omission is a perfectly good example of an expression technique, and is brought up in many grammar books.

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