ベッドの下 Under The Bed

Meaning

Primary

Under The Bed

Alternatives

Below The Bed, Beneath The Bed

Word Type

expression

Explanation

This starts with another katakana word, so you can assume that it's a loan word. This one also comes from English. Can you figure out what it means? That's right, "bed". Then comes the particle の, which joins two nouns together. Finally, we have 下, which you learned means "down" or "below". Put these elements together and you get below the bed, under the bed or beneath the bed. What's under your bed?

Reading

べっどのした

ベッドのした

Explanation

下 is a standalone word here, so it uses the same reading that you learned when you learned the vocabulary.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• ベッドの下を〜

  ベッドの下をかたづける

  to tidy under the bed

  ベッドの下をそうじする

  to clean under the bed

  ベッドの下をみる

  to look under the bed

• ベッドの下に〜

  ベッドの下に入る

  to crawl under the bed

  ベッドの下にかくれる

  to hide under the bed

  ベッドの下にしまう

  to place something under the bed

Context Sentences

ベッドの下にはマンガがたくさんあります。

There are many manga under the bed.

ベッドの下はモップをしないんです。

I don't mop under the bed.

うわっ、ベッドの下に人がいる！

Woah, there's someone under the bed!

Kanji Composition

1. 下

   か Below