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various, all sorts of
Colloquial form of いろいろな. Used to describe many different kinds.
色んな人がいる。
There are various people.
色んな経験をした。
I had various experiences.
色んな国に行った。
I went to various countries.
この店には色んな種類のパンがある。
This shop has various kinds of bread.
子どもの頃は色んなことに興味があった。
When I was a child, I was interested in all sorts of things.
色んな is a colloquial contraction of いろいろな (various). Extremely common in spoken Japanese.
FORMALITY LEVELS:
- いろいろな: standard/formal (writing, polite speech)
- 色んな: casual/colloquial (conversation, informal writing)
- いろんな: same word without kanji (also common)
GRAMMAR:
色んな is a pre-noun modifier only. It always precedes a noun and cannot be used as a predicate. Use いろいろだ for the predicative form.
- 色んな人: various people ✓
- 人は色んなだ: ✗ (use いろいろだ instead)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 色んな人: various people
- 色んな場所: various places
- 色んな意味で: in various senses
- 色んなことがある: all sorts of things happen