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Grammar and points of interest
ものだ
ものだ
is (expressing general truth; common sense; emotion; reflection)
面と向かって誉めるような人は、とかく陰で悪口を言うものだ。
Conjugations and inflections
Words
noun
1. face2. mask; face guard
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Most common form: 向う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to face2. to go towards; to head towards
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Most common form: 褒める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to praise; to admire; to speak well of someone(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
noun
1. man; person2. human being; mankind; people
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adverb, 'no' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb
1. (doing) various things; (doing) this and that (often written with kana only)2. being apt to; being prone to; tending to become (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. shade; shadow2. other side; back; background
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noun, 'suru' verb
abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking; bad mouth(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 2 forms, examples and links)
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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noun
person (rarely used without a qualifier)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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