Vocabulary
同然
どうぜん
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
adj-no
na-adjective
noun
freq #24
Example sentences
彼(かれ)は母(はは)のいない子(こ)も同然(どうぜん)だった。
He was no better than a motherless child.
彼(かれ)は私(わたし)が嘘(うそ)つきだと言(い)ったも同然(どうぜん)だ。
He as good as called me a liar.
彼(かれ)は死(し)んだのも同然(どうぜん)である。
He is as good as dead.
彼(かれ)はあなたが馬鹿(ばか)だと言(い)ったも同然(どうぜん)だ。
He as good as said you were a fool.
彼(かれ)は、人殺(ひとごろ)しも同然(どうぜん)だ。
He is no better than a murderer.
彼(かれ)の返答(へんとう)は拒絶(きょぜつ)も同然(どうぜん)だ。
His answer amounts to a refusal.
酒(さけ)はないも同然(どうぜん)だろう。
There is very little wine in the bottle, if any.
私(わたし)達(たち)は兄弟(きょうだい)も同然(どうぜん)だ。
We're just like brothers.