致命的 Fatal

致命的 Fatal

The word:	Closer look at the kanji:	B = Beginner | I = Intermediate | A = Advanced
致命的 chi mei teki Fatal	致 chi to do, bring about 命 mei life 的 teki suffix for forming adjectives from nouns	一致 icchi - agreement [A] 命 inochi - life [B] 命令 mei rei - command [B] 一時的 ichi ji teki - momentary, fleeting [A] 具体的 gu tai teki - concretely (not abstract) [I]

Bernard never knew what hit him.

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SUGGESTED USAGE: シンディーへの印象をよくするためにバーナードはめがねをはずしたので、致命的な誤りをおかしました。 shindi- e no inshou o yoku suru tame ni ba-na-do wa megane o hazushita node, chimeiteki na ayamari o okashimashita. Removing his glasses to impress Cindy, Bernard made a fatal mistake.

ABOUT SUGGESTED USAGE:

シンディー shindi - Cindy Since there is no native sound in Japanese for DY you make a small ィ after the デ to get the sound.
へ e - to
印象をよくするために inshou o yoku suru tame ni - in order to impress... INSHOU means impress; TAME NI means in order to
バーナード ba-na-do - Our hero, Bernard
めがね megane - (eye) glasses
はずした hazushita - remove, take off from HAZUSU
ので node - therefore
誤り ayamari - mistake (In this case a big mistake)
おかしました okashimashita - to commit (a crime...)

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