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JLPT N5 · Expression

では (dewa)

では is a Japanese expression meaning “then; well”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
では
Romaji
dewa
Word class
Expression
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. then; well; so; well then · conjunction
  2. bye then · interjection
  3. at; in; by; with; using · expression · compound of particles で and は; indicates contrast with other possibilities
  4. if not ...; unless ... · expression · archaic · after a -nai stem

Example sentences

では今晩またね、さようなら。
See you tonight, then. Cheers!
Tatoeba #202137
選挙では、保守派と革新派がせめぎ合った。
In the election, conservatives and progressives were fighting each other.
Tatoeba #12179686

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1008450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.