デパート Department Store

Meaning

Primary

Department Store

Word Type

noun

Explanation

デパート comes from department store. Yet another shortened loanword! There's an extra "o" sound on the end of this one, since a word can't end in "t" in Japanese.

Pronunciation

デパート

Context

Common Word Combinations

• デパートの〜

  デパートのトイレ

  a department store restroom

  デパートのバーゲン

  a sale at a department store

  デパートの入り口

  a department store entrance

• デパートで〜

  デパートで見る

  to see at a department store

  デパートでショッピングする

  to go shopping at a department store

  デパートで見かける

  to catch sight of at a department store

• デパートに〜

  デパートに出かける

  to go out to a department store

  デパートにある

  to be located at a department store

  デパートに入る

  to enter a department store

Context Sentences

今、デパートのトイレにいる。

I'm in the department store restroom right now.

それ、デパートにあったよ。

They had that at the department store.

レオなら、デパートで見かけたよ！

I saw Leo at the department store!