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Japanese
Etymology
Alternative spellings
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只 唯 徒 但 常
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From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
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ただ or タダ • (tada) (uncountable)
- 徒, 只: ordinary, common, nothing special
- アレックスは只の子供だ。
- Arekkusu wa tada no kodomo da.
- Alex is just a child.
- 只: free of charge, free
- Synonyms: ロハ (roha), サービス (sābisu), おまけ (omake), 無料 (muryō)
- それは只で貰った。
- Sore wa tada de moratta.
- I got it for free.
Adjective
ただ • (tada) †-nari
- 徒, 只: ordinary, simple
- 徒, 只: nothing
Inflection
Stem forms
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Irrealis (未然形)
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ただなら |
なら |
nara
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Continuative (連用形)
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ただに ただなり |
に なり |
ni nari
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Terminal (終止形)
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ただなり |
なり |
nari
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Attributive (連体形)
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ただなる |
なる |
naru
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Realis (已然形)
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ただなれ |
なれ |
nare
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Imperative (命令形)
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ただなれ |
なれ |
nare
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Key constructions
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Negative
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ただならず |
ならず |
narazu
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Contrasting conjunction
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ただなれど |
なれど |
naredo
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Causal conjunction
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ただなれば |
なれば |
nareba
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Conditional conjunction
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ただならば |
ならば |
naraba
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Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
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ただなりき |
なりき |
nariki
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Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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ただなりけり |
なりけり |
narikeri
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Adverbial
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ただに |
に |
ni
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Without auxiliary verb. With auxiliary verb.
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Adverb
ただ • (tada)
- 唯, 只, 但: merely, commonly, simply, only
- 只見ているだけです。
- Tada miteiru dake desu.
- I was just looking.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Conjunction
ただ • (tada)
- 唯, 只, 但: but, however, although, except that
- Synonym: 但し (tadashi)
References