A1 Proverb Neutral

隣の芝生は青い

tonari no shibafu wa aoi

The grass is always greener

Bedeutung

Others' situations always seem better than one's own.

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Kultureller Hintergrund

The use of 'ao' (blue) for green is a historical linguistic feature of Japanese. This is a near-universal human experience, showing that envy is not culturally specific.

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Color usage

Remember that in Japan, grass is 'blue' (ao).

Bedeutung

Others' situations always seem better than one's own.

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Color usage

Remember that in Japan, grass is 'blue' (ao).

Teste dich selbst

Fill in the missing color.

{隣|となり}の{芝生|しばふ}は___。

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: {青|あお}い

The proverb uses 'blue' (ao) for grass.

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Aufgabensammlung

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Fill in the missing color. Fill Blank A1

{隣|となり}の{芝生|しばふ}は___。

✓ Richtig! ✗ Nicht ganz. Richtige Antwort: {青|あお}い

The proverb uses 'blue' (ao) for grass.

🎉 Ergebnis: /1

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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No, it's too informal and personal.

Verwandte Redewendungen

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{隣|となり}の{花|はな}は{赤|あか}い

synonym

The neighbor's flowers are red.

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