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N3 Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

(たん)なるmere, simple, sheer

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    1. Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

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      mere, simple, sheer

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    単なる 【たんなる】

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      (かれ)彼氏(かれし)ではない。(たん)なる友達(ともだち)だ。

      He's not my boyfriend. Merely a friend.

      • N3

      それは事実(じじつ)ではなく(はは)(たん)なる妄想(もうそう)だと(おも)います。

      I believe that it's not a fact but just my mother's imagination.

      • N3

      人助(ひとだす)けというのは(たん)なる口実(こうじつ)で、ただ(たん)寝坊(ねぼう)をしたのだろう。

      Helping others is simply an excuse. They probably just overslept.

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      この建物(たてもの)幽霊(ゆうれい)()()いているなんて、(たん)なる(うわさ)(ちが)いありません。

      It's merely a rumor that this building is haunted by ghosts.

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      動画(どうが)サイトに動画(どうが)投稿(とうこう)して(かせ)ごうというのは、最初(さいしょ)(たん)なる(おも)いつきだった。

      At first, the idea of earning money by uploading videos on a video-sharing platform was merely a random thought.

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