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VocabJLPT N5

dad

NounPronoun

Definitions

1. father
2. dad
3. husband
4. you (of an elderly person older than the speaker)

This is a polite and common way to say "father." Similar to the word for mother, it is used when speaking to or about someone else's father, or when addressing your own father directly.

Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

Dad is at home.

Sentence 1

I looked up at the distant sky and thought of my dad.

Sentence 2

I went to school in Dad's car today.

Sentence 3

Dad and I used to walk this road a lot.

Sentence 4

I really miss Dad!

Sentence 5

Dad was waiting in front of the house.