► 名詞
父 [(1)ちち] [liter] meaning: father rank: 1
☆ 父の日の贈り物 ⇨ A father’s-day gift
☆ 私の父は警察官だった ⇨ My father was a police officer (☛ The most common term for a adult to refer to own father. NEVER used to refer to someone else’s father)
More examples:
- あなたのお父さんには昔よく厄介になりました ⇨ I used to seek help from your father. You father used to help me a lot
- 君のお父さんには随分御世話になったよ (おせわ) ⇨ Your father has done a lot of favors for me
- 子供はお父さんの脚にしがみついていた ⇨ The child was clutching his dad’s leg
- 死んだお父さんは天国にいる ⇨ My dead dad is in heaven
- うちの父は頭が柔らかい ⇨ My father has a soft brain, is flexible in the way of thinking
- 御父様はお元気ですか？ ⇨ Is your father doing well?
- 私は祖父母を訪ねる子供に土産を持たせた ⇨ I had my kids who visit their grandparents carry some gifts
- 彼の父親は認知症に掛かった ⇨ His father is suffering from dementia
- うちの祖父は体の自由が利かない ⇨ My grandfather has trouble with his motor skills
- 彼の父親は第二次大戦で戦死した ⇨ His father died in WW2 (as a soldier)
- カソリックの神父 ⇨ A catholic priest
- うちの親父は怒るとおっかない ⇨ My dad is scary when he gets angry
- ごめんごめん、お父さんが悪かった ⇨ Sorry, sorry, daddy was wrong, at fault
- うちの父親は非常に厳格だった ⇨ My father was very strict
- あなたの御父様には度々御世話になりました (おせわ) ⇨ You father helped me many times