Japanese Conversation · Level 41
90 words
Japanese word
一台
Pronunciation
Romajiichidai
Meaning
- nounone vehicle
Example
駐車場に車が一台あります。chū sha jō ni kuruma ga ichi dai a ri ma su
There is one car in the parking lot.
More examples
旅行のために車を一台借りました。ryo kō no ta me ni kuruma o ichi dai ka ri ma shi ta
I rented one car for the trip.
Core concept
Treats a single vehicle or machine as one countable unit using the Japanese counter 台 (dai).
Common phrases
車を一台kuruma o ichi dai
one car
Definition in Japanese
車や機械などが一つあることを示す数量の語。kuruma ya ki kai na do ga hito tsu a ru ko to o shime su sū ryō no go
Word origin
The compound 一台 (ichidai) consists of 一 (ichi, "one") and 台 (dai, "counter for vehicles and machines"), giving the meaning one vehicle or machine.
Usage tips
- 一台 (ichidai) is useful in everyday speech for saying that a household or workplace has one appliance, such as a refrigerator or washing machine.
Other meanings
- one machinenoun