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Usages of kariru
私 は 図書館 で 地図 を 借ります。watasi ha tosyokan de tizu wo karimasu.
I borrow a map at the library.
借りた 地図 を 明日 返します。karita tizu wo asita kaesimasu.
I will return the borrowed map tomorrow.
私 は 借りた ノート を 明日 返します。watasi ha karita nooto wo asita kaesimasu.
I will return the notebook I borrowed tomorrow.
この 辞書 を 借りて も いい です か？kono zisyo wo karite mo ii desu ka?
May I borrow this dictionary?
電車 で スマホ の 充電 が 切れた ので、 充電器 を 借りた。densya de sumaho no zyuuden ga kireta node, zyuudenki wo karita.
My phone ran out of charge on the train, so I borrowed a charger.
天文学 の 本 とか 宇宙 の 写真集 とか を 図書館 で 借りて 読む うち に、 夜空 の 星 の 見え方 が 少し 変わって きました。tenmongaku no hon toka utyuu no syasinsyuu toka wo tosyokan de karite yomu uti ni, yozora no hosi no miekata ga sukosi kawatte kimasita.
As I borrowed and read astronomy books and space photo collections from the library, the way I saw the stars in the night sky changed a bit.
図書館 で 日本 の 写真集 を 借りました。tosyokan de nihon no syasinsyuu wo karimasita.
I borrowed a photo book of Japan at the library.
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