Japanese Conversation · Level 6
89 words
Japanese word
タイムマシン
Pronunciation
Romajitaimumashin
Meaning
- nountime machine
Example
このタイムマシンで過去へ行けます。ko no ta i mu ma shi n de ka ko e i ke ma su
You can go to the past with this time machine.
More examples
そのタイムマシンはまだ完成していません。so no ta i mu ma shi n ha ma da kan sei shi te i ma se n
That time machine is not finished yet.
Core concept
A time machine is conceived as a device that makes travel across different points in time possible.
Common phrases
タイムマシンに乗るta i mu ma shi n ni no ru
ride a time machine
タイムマシンを発明するta i mu ma shi n o hatsu mei su ru
invent a time machine
タイムマシンで旅をするta i mu ma shi n de tabi o su ru
travel by time machine
Definition in Japanese
時間を越えて過去や未来へ移動するための想像上の装置。ji kan o ko e te ka ko ya mi rai e i dō su ru ta me no sō zō jō no sō chi
Word origin
タイムマシン (taimumashin) is borrowed from the English compound time machine, formed from time and machine.
Usage tips
- English speakers often connect time machine with H. G. Wells's 1895 novel The Time Machine, which helped make the expression familiar in popular culture.