Kanshudo Example: 例えば、父の仕事では、売り買いのタイミングは非常に大切であり、彼は同僚にこまごまとしたことを言わないで「潮時というものがある」と言ったり、書いたりすることが時々あった。

For instance, in my father's business the timing of sales and purchases was very important, and he would sometimes write or say to his colleagues "There is a tide," without going into detail.

Grammar and points of interest

particle を particle を

direct object marker

例えば、父の仕事では、売り買いのタイミングは非常に大切であり、彼は同僚にこまごまとしたことを言わないで「潮時というものがある」と言ったり、書いたりすることが時々あった。

irregular verbs irregular verbs

来る（くる） and する

〜ないで〜ないで

without doing

がいる / がいます and がある / がありますがいる / がいます and がある / があります

there is, existence; possession

ちち and おとうさんちち and おとうさん

には, では, とはには, では, とは

emphasis

other forms of です other forms of です

だ, である, であります, でございます, ではない etc

例えば（たとえば）例えば（たとえば）

for example

particle に particle に

time indicator

〜にあります〜にあります

saying where something is; ~ is located in/at/on

OVERVIEW

particle に particle に

an overview of the uses of に

Conjugations and inflections

であり is the stem form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である ALL INFLECTIONS

した is the past form of irregular verb 'suru' する ALL INFLECTIONS

言わないで is the ないで form of 'u' godan verb 言う ALL INFLECTIONS

ある is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb ある ALL INFLECTIONS

言っ is the te stem form of 'u' godan verb 言う ALL INFLECTIONS

書い is the te stem form of 'ku' godan verb 書く ALL INFLECTIONS

あった is the past form of irregular 'ru' godan verb ある ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

たと

例

えば

adverb

for example; for instance; e.g.

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ちち

父

noun

father (see also: 母; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)

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しごと

仕事

noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective

1. work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task

2. work (physics terminology)

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い

noun, 'suru' verb

trade; buying and selling

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タイミング

noun

timing

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ひじょう

非常

noun, 'na' adjective, 'no' adjective

1. emergency

'na' adjective, 'no' adjective

2. extraordinary; unusual

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たいせつ

大切

'na' adjective, noun

1. important; necessary; indispensable

2. beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable

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である

irregular 'ru' godan verb

be; is (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)

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かれ

彼

pronoun

1. he; him

'no' adjective

2. his

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どうりょう

同僚

noun

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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こまごま

Most common form: 細細

adverb, 'to' adverb, 'suru' verb

minutely; in detail; with particular attention

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する

irregular verb 'suru'

1. to do (often written with kana only)

2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) (often written with kana only)

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こと

noun

1. thing; matter (often written with kana only)

2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis (often written with kana only)

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い

言

う

'u' godan verb

1. to say; to utter; to declare

2. to name; to call

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しおどき

潮時

noun

1. tidal hour

2. right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

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という

expression

1. called; named; that says; that (often written with kana only)

2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity; often written with kana only)

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もの

noun

1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance

2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)

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ある

irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb

1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)

2. to have (often written with kana only)

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たり

particle

1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs)

2. (used adverbially) doing such things as...

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か

書

く

'ku' godan verb, transitive verb

1. to write; to compose; to pen

2. to draw; to paint (see also: 描く)

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ときどき

時々

adverb, noun, 'no' adjective

sometimes; at times

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Kanji

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例

レイ example たとえる to illustrate, to compare たとえば for example