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Learn JLPT N4 Grammar:

(demo)

Meaning: …or something

Formation:

Noun +

Example sentences:

Since weʼre free, letʼs play games or something.


hima dakara geemu demo shimashou.

Since weʼre tired, letʼs drink coffee or something.


tsukareta kara, koohii demo nomimashou.

What are we gonna do this consecutive holiday? Shall we go to the suburb


or something?
renkyuu wa dou suru. kougai e demo itte miyou ka.

Since dinner wonʼt be ready for a little while, eat bread or something.
yuushoku made mou sukoshi jikan ga aru kara, pan demo tabenasai.

Shall we go drink tea or something together?


issho ni ocha demo ikaga desu ka.

You look like you were crying. Did something bad happen?
naita you desu ne. warui koto demo atta no desu ka.

Please exercise frequently. Itʼd be troublesome if you got sick.


yoku undou shite kudasai. byouki demo nattara komaru desu kara.

Would you like some tea? Iʼll bring it for you.


koucha demo nondara. motte kite ageru wa yo.

How about something hot to drink?


nanika atatakai mono demo nomu.

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You look terrible. Do you feel sick?


kaoiro warui kedo, kibun demo warui no.

If it isnʼt too cold, maybe we could take a picnic to Shinjuku Gyoen.


moshi samuku nakereba minna de obentou o motte shinjukugyoen ni demo
asobi ni itte kuru wa.

When it grew foggy I came across and rode up towards the village to see if
you had fallen in any ditches.
kiri ga dete kita node, anata ga mizo ni demo ochite ya shinai ka to omotte,
mura no hou made mi ni itte kitan desu.

And then, about a half-hour ago, she got kind of quiet, like she had a
headache.
tokoro ga hanjikan bakari mae kara, kanojo wa zutsuu demo suru no ka kyuu
ni shizuka ni nacchimatta.

His face was wrung with pain, as if he had been stabbed in the heart. Tears
welled from his eyes.
kare no kao wa marude shinzou demo sasareta you ni kutsuu ni yugande ita.
me kara namida ga afuredete ita.

Well, you have been crying. Can you tell me what about? Have you any pain?
sateto, anta wa naiteta ne. wake o hanashite moraen kana. itai tokoro demo
aru ka ne.

Never have I seen a man more taken aback. He looked as though he had
seen a ghost.
anna ni menkuratta kao o watashi wa mita koto ga nai. marude yuurei ni
demo deatta ka no you na kao o shite ita.

What could keep him? Has an accident happened?


ittai, nani ni temadotte iru no darou ka. jiko demo atta no darou ka.

Donʼt you think I could keep a secret?


watashi ga himitsu o mamoranai to demo oomoi na no.

Really I have to go to some small hotel in the town.


jissai dokoka chiisa na hoteru ni demo utsuranakucha.

Similar grammar:

(temo): even if, even though

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