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Learn Hardcore Japanese: souzisuru - to clean

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 4
/soujisuru

soujisuru

Word

掃そう除じするsoujisuru

Meaning

to clean

Part of speech

group 3, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of soujisuru

昨日きのう　姉あね　と　一緒いっしょ　に　部屋へや　を　掃除そうじしました。kinou ane to issho ni heya o soujishimashita.

Yesterday I cleaned the room with my older sister.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

彼かれ　は　毎日まいにち　部屋へや　を　掃除そうじ　する。kare wa mainichi heya o souji suru.

He cleans his room every day.

母はは　は　私わたし　に　寮りょう　の　掃除そうじ　を　させました。haha wa watashi ni ryou no souji o sasemashita.

My mother made me clean the dormitory.

来客らいきゃく　の　ため　に　部屋へや　を　掃除そうじしました。raikyaku no tame ni heya o soujishimashita.

I cleaned the room for the visitors.

子供こども　の　ころ、　私わたし　は　先生せんせい　に　毎朝まいあさ　教室きょうしつ　の　掃除そうじ　を　させられて、　少すこし　不公平ふこうへい　だ　と　感かんじて　いた。kodomo no koro, watashi wa sensei ni maiasa kyoushitsu no souji o saserarete, sukoshi fukouhei da to kanjite ita.

When I was a child, I was made to clean the classroom every morning by the teacher, and I felt it was a bit unfair.

私わたし　が　留守るす　に　して　いる　間あいだ　に、　母はは　は　部屋へや　を　掃除そうじしました。watashi ga rusu ni shite iru aida ni, haha wa heya o soujishimashita.

While I was away from home, my mother cleaned the room.

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