| The Japanese word | |
電灯 |
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| is pronounced | |
| dentou | でんとう | |
| means | |
| electric light | |
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電灯が消えた。
dentō ga kie ta. The electric light went out. |
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彼は電灯を消し忘れた。
kare wa dentō o keshi wasure ta. He forgot to turn off the light. |
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どうか電灯を消して下さい。
dōka dentō o keshi te kudasai. Please turn off the light. | Turn off the light, please. | Please turn off the lights. |
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電灯を消してくれ。寝れないよ。
dentō o keshi te kure. ne re nai yo. Switch off the light. I can't get to sleep. |
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寝る前に電灯を消してください。
neru mae ni dentō o keshi te kudasai. Please turn off the light before you go to bed. |
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電灯を点けてくれ。何も見えないよ。
dentō o tsuke te kure. nani mo mie nai yo. Switch on the light. I can't see anything. |
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ルーシーは電灯のスイッチをつけた。
rūchī wa dentō no suicchi o tsuke ta. Lucy turned on the light switch. |
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電灯を点けてくれ。何も見えないよ。
dentō o tsuke te kure. nani mo mie nai yo. Turn on the light. I can't see anything. |
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電灯を点けてくれ。何も見えないよ。
dentō o tsuke te kure. nani mo mie nai yo. Turn the light on. I can't see anything. |
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部屋を出るときは電灯を消して下さい。
heya o deru toki wa dentō o keshi te kudasai. Please put the light out when you leave the room. | Please turn off the light when you leave the room. |
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電灯を消してくれよ。寝付けないんだよ。
dentō o keshi te kure yo. netsuke nain da yo. Switch off the light. I can't get to sleep. |
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彼は新しい電灯を止めるのに針金を使った。
kare wa atarashī dentō o tomeru noni harigane o tsukatta. He used a wire to connect the new light. |
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電灯の発明はエジソンによるとされている。
dentō no hatsumei wa ejison ni yoru to sa re te iru. The invention of electric light is accredited to Edison. |
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彼は暗闇で電灯のスイッチを手探りで探した。
kare wa kurayami de dentō no suicchi o tesaguri de sagashi ta. He was feeling for the light switch in the dark. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

