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Meaning of せめて in Japanese
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せめてJLPT 2
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Romajisemete
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- at least; at most
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Examples of , せめて in a sentence
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君らしくないかも知れないが、せめて礼儀くらい守ったらどうだ。
You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you.
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今朝は髪の毛が撥ねてるんだ。せめて手鏡を貸してくれ、そこの引き出しにしまってあるだろ。
My hair's messed up this morning. At least lend me a hand mirror - it should be shut in the drawer there.
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「そうそう。せめて２階にも増やして欲しい・・・ってなんでお前がここにいる！？」「なんでって、そんなん決まってるやんか。一緒に連れションするためや」
That's right. At the least I wish they'd add one to the first floor as well ... Wait a mo! Why are you here!? "'Why' is obvious isn't it? It's so we can go to the toilet together."
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He might at least apologize.
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誰かが手伝ってくれたら、せめて「ありがとう」ぐらいは言ったって良さそうなものだったのに。
You might at least have said, "Thank you", when someone helped you.
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You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors.