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Usages of zibun de
彼 は 大学生 で、 教科書 を 使って 予習 と 復習 を する よう に 自分 で 決めました。kare ha daigakusei de, kyoukasyo wo tukatte yosyuu to hukusyuu wo suru you ni zibun de kimemasita.
He is a university student and decided for himself to use the textbook to do preparation and review.
私 は 自分 で 晩ご飯 を 作ります。watasi ha zibun de bangohan wo tukurimasu.
I make dinner by myself.
日本語 の 教科書 に 書いて ある 例 だけ で なく、 自分 で 例文 を 作る 訓練 を する と、 表現 の 幅 が 広がります。nihongo no kyoukasyo ni kaite aru rei dake de naku, zibun de reibun wo tukuru kunren wo suru to, hyougen no haba ga hirogarimasu.
If you not only use the examples written in your Japanese textbook, but also do training in making example sentences yourself, your range of expression will expand.
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