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Usages of katadukeru
昨日 は 部屋 を 片付けて から 寝ました。kinou ha heya wo katadukete kara nemasita.
Yesterday I tidied up the room and then went to sleep.
週末 に 机 の 上 を 片付けます。syuumatu ni tukue no ue wo katadukemasu.
I will tidy up the desk on the weekend.
私 は 机 の 上 を きれい に 片付けます。watasi ha tukue no ue wo kirei ni katadukemasu.
I neatly tidy up the top of my desk.
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