ただ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Alternative spellings




From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(Can we verify(+) this sense?)

ただ or タダ (tada (uncountable)

  1. , : ordinary, common, nothing special
    アレックス(ただ)()(ども)
    Arekkusu wa tada no kodomo da.
    Alex is just a child.
  2. : free of charge, free
    Synonyms: ロハ (roha), サービス (sābisu), おまけ (omake), 無料 (muryō)
    それ(ただ)(もら)
    Sore wa tada de moratta.
    I got it for free.

Adjective

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ただ (tada-nari

  1. , : ordinary, simple
  2. , : nothing

Inflection

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Adverb

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ただ (tada

  1. , , : merely, commonly, simply, only
    (ただ)()いるだけです
    Tada miteiru dake desu.
    I was just looking.

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Derived terms

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Conjunction

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ただ (tada

  1. , , : but, however, although, except that
    Synonym: 但し (tadashi)

References

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  1. ^ 直・徒・只・唯・但”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō