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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
al lado ; junto a ; cerca ; cerca ; cercano ; a lado ; proximidad ; cercanía
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
(place) near by ; (place) close by ; (place) right next to ; the side (of something) ; beside ; vicinity ; proximity ; neighbourhood (neighborhood)
あの窓のそばの机は使うな。
Don't use the desk by that window.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
as soon as ; right after
after the attributive form of a verb; as ...〜から
Other forms
傍 【そば】
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adverb (fukushi)
de paso ; aprovechando que ; diversos ; variados
1
adverb (fukushi)
word usually written using kana alone
incidentally ; at the same time
Other forms
旁々 【かたがた】 · 旁旁 【かたがた】 · 傍 【かたがた】 (word containing irregular kanji usage)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adverb (fukushi)
lado ; costado
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nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adverb (fukushi)
side ; edge ; beside ; besides ; nearby
メアリーは読書をしており、1匹の猫がかたわらで眠っていた。
Mary was reading, with a cat sleeping beside her.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
adverb (fukushi)
word usually written using kana alone
while (doing) ; in addition to ; at the same time
Other forms
側ら 【かたわら】 (irregular okurigana usage) · 傍 【かたわら】 (irregular okurigana usage) · 旁 【かたわら】 · 側 【かたわら】 · 脇 【かたわら】
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
cerca ; cercano ; a lado ; proximidad ; cercanía
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
tercera persona
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
outsiders ; others ; bystanders ; onlookers ; third person
その気がなければ、はたからはどうすることもできないとよく言うだろうね。
If he doesn't want to learn, we can't make him.
Other forms
端 【はた】
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
things overheard