Japanese Dictionary
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良くある
- Kana Reading
- よくある
- Romaji
- yokuaru
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ru' ending (irregular verb)
- Meaning
- is often the case
- Example sentence
- 若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、 そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。 It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.
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Examples of 良くある, よくある in a sentence
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若い棋士が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、 そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。
It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.
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初めて催眠に入る人の場合、とても浅い催眠状態から、覚醒してもらって、催眠状態と普通に覚醒した状態とを比べてもらうことがよくあります。
When people are being put into a hypnotic state for the first time I often, after placing them in a very light hypnotic state, wake them and ask them to compare their wakening state to that when hypnotised.
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陽気な席で、人気者の隣に、興ざめの者が座っていることがよくある。
At a hilarious party, one frequently finds a wet blanket sitting next to the life of the party.
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I often enjoy listening to music after supper.
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北アメリカでは１つの家に１つないし２つの車庫があるのはよくあることだ。
It is quite common in North America for homes to have a one- or two-car garage.
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Mothers are often not appreciated.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 良くある
- Plain Polite
- 良くあります
- Negative
- 良くない
- Negative Polite
- 良くありません
Past
- Plain
- 良くあった
- Plain Polite
- 良くありました
- Negative
- 良くなかった
- Negative Polite
- 良くありませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 良くあって
- Plain Polite
- 良くありまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 良くあられる
- Plain Polite
- 良くあられます
- Negative
- 良くあられない
- Negative Polite
- 良くあられません
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