では

では

Japanese

Etymology 1

Compound of particle で (de, “at, in, on”, locative particle) and は (wa, topic particle; no English equivalent).

Particle

では (rōmaji de wa)

1. at, in a place (as the topic of a statement)

   彼 (かれ)は家 (いえ)ではおとなしい。

   Kare wa ie de wa otonashii.

   [As for] In the house, he is quiet. (Otherwise, he may be not quiet.)

   ここでは駐 (ちゅう)車 (しゃ)が出 (で)来 (き)ない。

   Koko de wa chūsha ga dekinai.

   Cannot park in this place. (Maybe can park in some other place.)

2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   英 (えい)語 (ご)ではなんて言 (い)うんだったっけ。

   Eigo de wa nante iu n datta kke.

   How do you say it in English? I can't remember.

Etymology 2

Short for それでは (sore de wa).

Conjunction

では (rōmaji de wa).

1. well, so, well then (used at the start of a sentence as an interjection or conjunction, leading in from the previous statement)
   • From the Emacs tutorial (English)

     では C-v （次 (つぎ)の画 (が)面 (めん)を見 (み)る）をタイプして次 (つぎ)の画 (が)面 (めん)に進 (すす)んで下 (くだ)さい。（さあ、やってみましょう。コントロールキーを押 (お)しながら v です）

     De wa C-v (tsugi no gamen o miru) o taipu shite tsugi no gamen ni susunde kudasai. (Sā, yattemimashō. Kontorōrukī o oshinagara v desu)

     Now type C-v (View next screen) to move to the next screen. (go ahead, do it by depressing the control key and v together)

Synonyms

• それでは (sore de wa)
• (contraction) じゃ (ja)

Conjunction

では (rōmaji de wa)

1. Alternative form of ては