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状態

じょうたい

state, condition

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Examples

  1. 車は良い状態だ。

    くるまはよいじょうたいだ。

    The car is in good condition.

  2. 父の体の状態が心配だ。

    ちちのからだのじょうたいがしんぱいだ。

    I'm worried about my father's physical condition.

  3. 水が流れない状態が三日も続いている。

    みずがながれないじょうたいがみっかもつづいている。

    The state of the water not running has continued for three days.

Common patterns

良い状態
good condition
状態が続く
for a state to continue
健康状態
state of health

Memory tip

状態 is how one thing is at a moment — a car, a body, a machine. 状況 is the wider situation around events and people. A 状態 sits still; a 状況 changes as things develop.

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