Usages of tana
棚 の 上 に 非常用 の 缶詰 を 三つ 置いて あります。tana no ue ni hizyouyou no kandume wo mittu oite arimasu.
I have three emergency canned foods on the shelf.
引き出し の 中 が いっぱい だった ので、 古い 電池 は 棚 の 上 に 置きました。hikidasi no naka ga ippai datta node, hurui denti ha tana no ue ni okimasita.
Because the drawer was full, I put the old batteries on the shelf.
この 棚 なら、 本 を たくさん 置けます。kono tana nara, hon wo takusan okemasu.
You can place a lot of books on this shelf.
この 棚 なら、 本 を たくさん しまえる。kono tana nara, hon wo takusan simaeru.
With this shelf, I can put away a lot of books.
食器 は 台所 の 棚 に しまって あります。syokki ha daidokoro no tana ni simatte arimasu.
The dishes are put away on the kitchen shelf.
地震 で 棚 の 上 の 箱 が 落ちましたzisin de tana no ue no hako ga otimasita
The box on the shelf fell because of the earthquake.
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