Usages of kagi
新しい 家 の 鍵 を 持って います。atarasii ie no kagi wo motte imasu.
I have the key to the new house.
私 は 鍵 を 机 の 上 に 置きます。watasi ha kagi wo tukue no ue ni okimasu.
I put the key on the desk.
大家さん に 電話して、 鍵 を 受け取る 時間 を 決めました。ooyasan ni denwasite, kagi wo uketoru zikan wo kimemasita.
I called the landlord and decided the time to receive the key.
ホテル で 免許証 を 見せて から、 部屋 の 鍵 を 受け取りました。hoteru de menkyosyou wo misete kara, heya no kagi wo uketorimasita.
After showing my driver’s license at the hotel, I received the room key.
寝る 前 に、 玄関 の 鍵 を かける よう に して います。neru mae ni, genkan no kagi wo kakeru you ni site imasu.
Before going to bed, I make sure to lock the front door.
ホテル の 受付 で 予約番号 を 見せたら、 すぐ 部屋 の 鍵 を もらえました。hoteru no uketuke de yoyakubangou wo misetara, sugu heya no kagi wo moraemasita.
When I showed the reservation number at the hotel reception desk, I received the room key right away.
賢い 犬 が 鍵 を 見つけました。kasikoi inu ga kagi wo mitukemasita.
The clever dog found the key.
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