itameru

Usages of itameru

いもうと は にんじん と たまねぎ を いためながら、 明日あした も この 料理りょうり を べたい と って いた。imouto ha ninzin to tamanegi wo itamenagara, asita mo kono ryouri wo tabetai to itte ita.
While stir-frying carrots and onions, my younger sister was saying that she wants to eat this dish again tomorrow.
はは は 野菜やさい を いためる まえ に こしょう を れすぎないで ほしい と わたし に った。haha ha yasai wo itameru mae ni kosyou wo iresuginaide hosii to watasi ni itta.
My mother told me that she wants me not to add too much pepper before stir-frying the vegetables.
にんじん は そのまま で も べられる けれど、 わたし は たまねぎ と 一緒いっしょ に いためた ほう が き だ。ninzin ha sonomama de mo taberareru keredo, watasi ha tamanegi to issyo ni itameta hou ga suki da.
Carrots can be eaten as they are, but I prefer them stir-fried together with onions.
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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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