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Usages of 〜ku
私 の 家賃 は あまり 高く ありません。watasi no yatin ha amari takaku arimasen.
My rent is not very high.
この 映画 は すごく 面白い けど、 別 に 長く は ない。kono eiga ha sugoku omosiroi kedo, betu ni nagaku ha nai.
This movie is very interesting, but it isn’t particularly long.
彼女 の 工夫 の おかげ で 会議 の 資料 が 分かりやすく なりました。kanozyo no kuhuu no okage de kaigi no siryou ga wakariyasuku narimasita.
Thanks to her ingenuity, the meeting materials became easier to understand.
文法 の 練習問題 を 解く と、 会話 が しやすく なります。bunpou no rensyuumondai wo toku to, kaiwa ga siyasuku narimasu.
If you solve grammar practice exercises, conversation becomes easier.
暖房 の 温度 が 下がる と、 部屋 が 少し 寒く なります。danbou no ondo ga sagaru to, heya ga sukosi samuku narimasu.
When the heater temperature goes down, the room becomes a little cold.
休憩室 で コーヒー を 飲む と、 午後 の 仕事 に 集中しやすく なる。kyuukeisitu de koohii wo nomu to, gogo no sigoto ni syuutyuusiyasuku naru.
When I drink coffee in the break room, it’s easier to concentrate on work in the afternoon.
日本語 の 文法 が 分かって くる と、 日本語 で 話すの が ますます 楽しく なります。nihongo no bunpou ga wakatte kuru to, nihongo de hanasuno ga masumasu tanosiku narimasu.
As you come to understand Japanese grammar, speaking in Japanese becomes more and more fun.
日本語 の 会話 が 上達する うち に、 練習相手 と 話す 時間 が どんどん 楽しく なって きました。nihongo no kaiwa ga zyoutatusuru uti ni, rensyuuaite to hanasu zikan ga dondon tanosiku natte kimasita.
As my Japanese conversation improved, the time I spent talking with my practice partner became more and more fun.
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