Usages of motu
駅 で スーツケース を 持って いる 人 を 見て、 海外旅行 に 行きたく なりました。eki de suutukeesu wo motte iru hito wo mite, kaigairyokou ni ikitaku narimasita.
Seeing someone with a suitcase at the station made me want to go on an overseas trip.
私 は 車 を 持ちたい です。watasi ha kuruma wo motitai desu.
I want to have a car.
うち の 犬 は 知らない 人 に 会う と よく 吠える ので、 私 は リード を 短く 持ちます。uti no inu ha siranai hito ni au to yoku hoeru node, watasi ha riido wo mizikaku motimasu.
My dog barks a lot when it meets strangers, so I keep the leash short.
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