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Usages of utau
私 は 掃除 を しながら 歌 を 歌います。watasi ha souzi wo sinagara uta wo utaimasu.
I sing songs while cleaning.
私 は 家 で 歌 を 歌います。watasi ha ie de uta wo utaimasu.
I sing songs at home.
彼女 は 歌手 の よう に 上手 に 歌います。kanozyo ha kasyu no you ni zyouzu ni utaimasu.
She sings well like a singer.
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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