Vocab Info
N3 Pre-noun adjectival
単なるmere, simple, sheer
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Pre-noun adjectival - 1. - mere, simple, sheer 
 
All Forms
単なる 【たんなる】
Details
- た 
- ん 
- な 
- る 
 
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Examples
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- 彼は彼氏ではない。単なる友達だ。 - He's not my boyfriend. Merely a friend. - N3
 
- それは事実ではなく母の単なる妄想だと思います。 - I believe that it's not a fact but just my mother's imagination. - N3
 
- 人助けというのは単なる口実で、ただ単に寝坊をしたのだろう。 - Helping others is simply an excuse. They probably just overslept. - N3
 
- この建物に幽霊が取り憑いているなんて、単なる噂に違いありません。 - It's merely a rumor that this building is haunted by ghosts. - N3
 
- 動画サイトに動画を投稿して稼ごうというのは、最初は単なる思いつきだった。 - At first, the idea of earning money by uploading videos on a video-sharing platform was merely a random thought. - N2
 
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