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丁寧, 叮嚀, ていねい

  • teinei
JLPT LEVEL 4

Definition

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  • polite
  • courteous
  • careful
  • care
  • kind
  • close
  • thorough
  • conscientious

Examples of 丁寧,叮嚀,ていねい in a Sentence

漢字を書くときは点やはらいに気をつけて、なるべく早くていねいに書きましょう。
When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.
私は彼の提案を丁寧に断り、電話を切った。
I politely turned down his offer and hung up.
彼女は私を見ると、丁寧におじぎをした。
She bowed to me with courtesy when she saw me.
彼は先生に丁寧におじぎをした。
He made a polite bow to his teacher.
コップ類を丁寧に扱いなさい。
Handle the glasses carefully.
彼はばか丁寧だ。
He is polite to a fault.
会長に会う際にはどんなに丁寧にしてもしすぎることはない。
You cannot be too polite when you meet the president.
彼女はいつ私に会っても丁寧におじぎする。
Whenever she sees me, she greets me politely.
彼のふるまいはとても丁寧とは言えなかった。
His behavior was anything but polite.
クリスがデートに誘った時、彼女は何とか丁寧に断りました。
When Chris suggested going out, she managed to politely say no.

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