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Motoyasu in a sentence

Using Motoyasu

  • In the example corpus, motoyasu often appears in combinations such as: motoyasu was.

Context around Motoyasu

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

matsudaira 1× battle 1× obey 1×

Sentence patterns with Motoyasu

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and matsudaira motoyasu who would 1× both motoyasu s mikawa 1× motoyasu was then 1× motoyasu with his 1× one battle motoyasu was nearly 1× to obey motoyasu s commands 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

both motoyasu s 1× in 1561 an 1× in one battle 1× motoyasu was then 1× motoyasu with his 1× they refused to 1×

Common sentence endings:

20 years earlier 1× down their temples 1× hostages thus gained 1× night in odaka 1× penetrate his armour 1× the two clans 1×

Words around Motoyasu

Just before it in the word index:

motown 102 mototsune 6 mototaxi 2 motos 6 motorways 147 motorwaycameras 2

Just after it in the word index:

motrin 2 mots 17 motsa 3 motsamai 2 motschenbacher 2 motsepe 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Motoyasu

  • In this selection, "motoyasu" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, matsudaira, battle and obey stand out and add context to how "motoyasu" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and matsudaira motoyasu who would and both motoyasu s mikawa. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "motoyasu" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with motoyasu

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Motoyasu, with his Mikawa troops, captured Marune and then spent the night in Odaka. (14 words)

Motoyasu was then able to exchange his wife and son for the hostages thus gained. (15 words)

In one battle, Motoyasu was nearly killed when he was struck by a bullet which did not penetrate his armour. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Both Motoyasu's Mikawa troops and the Monto forces were using the new gunpowder weapons which the Portuguese had introduced to Japan just 20 years earlier. (26 words)

In 1561, an alliance was forged between Oda Nobunaga and Matsudaira Motoyasu (who would become Tokugawa Ieyasu), despite the decades-old hostility between the two clans. (26 words)

They refused to obey Motoyasu's commands and so he went to war with them, defeating their troops and pulling down their temples. (23 words)

Example sentences (6)

Both Motoyasu's Mikawa troops and the Monto forces were using the new gunpowder weapons which the Portuguese had introduced to Japan just 20 years earlier.

In 1561, an alliance was forged between Oda Nobunaga and Matsudaira Motoyasu (who would become Tokugawa Ieyasu), despite the decades-old hostility between the two clans.

In one battle, Motoyasu was nearly killed when he was struck by a bullet which did not penetrate his armour.

Motoyasu was then able to exchange his wife and son for the hostages thus gained.

Motoyasu, with his Mikawa troops, captured Marune and then spent the night in Odaka.

They refused to obey Motoyasu's commands and so he went to war with them, defeating their troops and pulling down their temples.

Common combinations with motoyasu

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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