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Usages of siraberu

昨日きのう　は　料理本りょうりぼん　で　砂糖さとう　と　塩しお　の　入いれ方かた　を　調しらべました。kinou ha ryouribon de satou to sio no irekata wo sirabemasita.

Yesterday I looked up how to add sugar and salt in a cookbook.

旅行りょこう　の　前まえ　に、　図書館としょかん　で　地図ちず　を　調しらべて　おきます。ryokou no mae ni, tosyokan de tizu wo sirabete okimasu.

Before the trip, I will look up the map at the library in advance.

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suimin uti ni hiku kinou ha kaze wo hikimasita ga, ima ha daizyoubu desu.zyuubunna suimin wo toru you ni site iru uti ni, kaze wo hikinikuku narimasita.senpuuki yowaku kyou ha suzusii desu kara, reibou wo yowaku simasu.

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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".

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