toru

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Usages of toru

私わたし　は　静しずかな　公園こうえん　で　写真しゃしん　を　撮とります。watasi ha sizukana kouen de syasin wo torimasu.

I take photos in the quiet park.

私わたし　は　新あたらしい　カメラ　で　旅行りょこう　の　写真しゃしん　を　撮とります。watasi ha atarasii kamera de ryokou no syasin wo torimasu.

I take travel photos with my new camera.

私わたし　は　写真しゃしん　を　たくさん　撮とります。watasi ha syasin wo takusan torimasu.

I take a lot of photos.

神社じんじゃ　を　出でた　あと、　写真しゃしん　を　撮とりました。zinzya wo deta ato, syasin wo torimasita.

After leaving the shrine, I took photos.

遊園地ゆうえんち　で　私わたし　は　写真家しゃしんか　の　友達ともだち　と　景色けしき　の　写真しゃしん　を　撮とります。yuuenti de watasi ha syasinka no tomodati to kesiki no syasin wo torimasu.

At the amusement park I take photos of the scenery with my photographer friend.

ジェットコースター　が　怖こわければ、　池いけ　の　周まわり　を　散歩さんぽしたり　写真しゃしん　を　撮とったり　して　も　いい　です。zyettokoosutaa ga kowakereba, ike no mawari wo sanpositari syasin wo tottari site mo ii desu.

If roller coasters are scary, you can just walk around the pond and take photos.

私わたし　は　夕焼ゆうやけ　を　見みながら　写真しゃしん　を　撮とります。watasi ha yuuyake wo minagara syasin wo torimasu.

I take photos while watching the sunset.

私わたしたち　は　全員ぜにん　で　写真しゃしん　を　撮とります。watasitati ha zenin de syasin wo torimasu.

We will take a photo together.

週末しゅうまつ　に　公園こうえん　で　写真しゃしん　を　撮とりましょう。syuumatu ni kouen de syasin wo torimasyou.

Let's take photos in the park on the weekend.

デパート　の　中なか　は　広ひろい　ので、　迷まよわない　よう　に　入口いりぐち　の　写真しゃしん　を　撮とって　おいた。depaato no naka ha hiroi node, mayowanai you ni iriguti no syasin wo totte oita.

The inside of the department store is spacious, so I took a photo of the entrance so I wouldn’t get lost.

証明写真しょうめいしゃしん　を　撮とる　前まえ　に、　鏡かがみ　で　髪かみ　を　少すこし　直なおした。syoumeisyasin wo toru mae ni, kagami de kami wo sukosi naosita.

Before taking an ID photo, I fixed my hair a little in the mirror.

証明写真しょうめいしゃしん　を　撮とった　ばかり　なのに、　実際じっさい　に　使つかう　と　少すこし　顔かお　が　違ちがって　見みえる。syoumeisyasin wo totta bakari nanoni, zissai ni tukau to sukosi kao ga tigatte mieru.

Even though I just took the ID photo, when I actually use it, my face looks a little different.

この　はがき　の　裏うら　に、　京都きょうと　で　撮とった　写真しゃしん　が　印刷いんさつして　あります。kono hagaki no ura ni, kyouto de totta syasin ga insatusite arimasu.

A photo taken in Kyoto is printed on the back of this postcard.

旅行先りょこうさき　で　撮とった　写真しゃしん　を　家族かぞく　に　見みせました。ryokousaki de totta syasin wo kazoku ni misemasita.

I showed my family the photos I took at my travel destination.

ここ　で　写真しゃしん　を　撮とって　も　いい　です　か。koko de syasin wo totte mo ii desu ka.

Is it okay to take pictures here?

控ひかえ　が　ない　と　あと　で　困こまる　かも　しれない　ので、　写真しゃしん　も　撮とって　おきました。hikae ga nai to ato de komaru kamo sirenai node, syasin mo totte okimasita.

I might have trouble later if I don’t have the copy, so I took a picture of it too.

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