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Usages of butyou
部長 は 忙しい けれど、 昼休み に 私 の 電話番号 を 聞いた。butyou ha isogasii keredo, hiruyasumi ni watasi no denwabangou wo kiita.
The manager was busy, but during the lunch break he asked for my phone number.
朝ご飯 を 食べない と、 部長 の 長い 話 に 集中 できない。asagohan wo tabenai to, butyou no nagai hanasi ni syuutyuu dekinai.
If I don't eat breakfast, I can't concentrate on the manager's long talk.
私 は 部長 に 意見 を 伝えました。watasi ha butyou ni iken wo tutaemasita.
I conveyed my opinion to the manager.
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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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