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Usages of soto ni
ドア を 開けて、 靴 を 外 に 出しました。doa wo akete, kutu wo soto ni dasimasita.
I opened the door and put the shoes outside.
猫 は 外 に います。neko ha soto ni imasu.
The cat is outside.
祖母 は ほとんど 外 に 出ない が、 週末 は 公園 に 行く。sobo ha hotondo soto ni denai ga, syuumatu ha kouen ni iku.
My grandmother hardly goes outside, but she goes to the park on weekends.
私 は 友達 と 一緒 に 箱 を 外 に 運びます。watasi ha tomodati to issyo ni hako wo soto ni hakobimasu.
I carry the box outside together with a friend.
冬 は 外 に 出る とき、 手袋 と マスク を 必ず つける ように して いる。huyu ha soto ni deru toki, tebukuro to masuku wo kanarazu tukeru youni site iru.
In winter, when I go outside, I make sure to always wear gloves and a mask.
冬 は マスク なし で 外 に 出る と、 風邪 を ひく かも しれません。huyu ha masuku nasi de soto ni deru to, kaze wo hiku kamo siremasen.
In winter, if you go outside without a mask, you might catch a cold.
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