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Usages of sumu
先生 は 私 が どこ に 住んで いる か 知って います。sensei ha watasi ga doko ni sunde iru ka sitte imasu.
The teacher knows where I live.
私たち は 駅 の 近く に 住んで います。watasitati ha eki no tikaku ni sunde imasu.
We live near the station.
私 の 部屋 の 隣 に 友達 が 住んで います。watasi no heya no tonari ni tomodati ga sunde imasu.
My friend lives next to my room.
私 は 寮 に 住んで います。watasi ha ryou ni sunde imasu.
I live in a dormitory.
この 寮 に は 外国 から 来た 留学生 が たくさん 住んで います。kono ryou ni ha gaikoku kara kita ryuugakusei ga takusan sunde imasu.
Many international students from foreign countries live in this dorm.
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