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ロブスターは
とくべつ
特別
な
ばあい
場合
にしか
た
食
べない。
We have lobsters only on special occasions.
Grammar and points of interest
場合（ばあい） 場合（ばあい）
 
in the case of, if
ロブスターは特別な場合にしか食べない。
しか + verb negative form しか + verb negative form
 
nothing but
ロブスターは特別な場合にしか食べない。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
ロブスターは特別な場合にしか食べない。
Conjugations and inflections
  特別な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 特別   ALL INFLECTIONS
  食べない is the plain negative form of ichidan verb 食べる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ロ ブ ス タ ー 2 ロ ブ ス タ ー 1
noun
lobster
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と く べ つ 0
special
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ば あ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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し か 1 し か 2 し か 0
Most common form: 歯科
noun
dentistry
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た べ る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat
2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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Kanji
特
トク    special   
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牜
ギュウ   うし cow   
寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
別
ベツ   separated   わかれる to be separated   
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勹
wrap
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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刂
トウ   かたな sword   
場
ジョウ   ば place   
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昜
ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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勿
モチ   not
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豕
pig
旦
タン   ダン    dawn   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
合
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あう to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
食
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   くう to eat   
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良
リョウ   よい good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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