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Usages of kokuban
黒板 が 汚れたら、 消しゴム で 消せば きれい に なる。kokuban ga yogoretara, kesigomu de keseba kirei ni naru.
If the blackboard gets dirty, erasing it with an eraser makes it clean.
学生 は 黒板 を 見ます。gakusei ha kokuban wo mimasu.
Students look at the blackboard.
眼鏡 を かける と、 黒板 の 字 が はっきり 見える よう に なった。megane wo kakeru to, kokuban no zi ga hakkiri mieru you ni natta.
When I put on my glasses, I started to see the letters on the blackboard clearly.
眼鏡 を かける と、 黒板 の 文字 の 見え方 が はっきり します。megane wo kakeru to, kokuban no mozi no miekata ga hakkiri simasu.
When I put on my glasses, the way the letters on the blackboard look becomes clear.
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