Usages of zyoudan
彼女 は 冗談 を 言って 笑いました。kanozyo ha zyoudan wo itte waraimasita.
She made a joke and laughed.
でも、 その 話 は 冗談 で は なく、 本気 だった そう です。demo, sono hanasi ha zyoudan de ha naku, honki datta sou desu.
But I heard that story was not a joke; she was serious.
彼女 の 冗談 は 面白くて、 みんな 笑いました。kanozyo no zyoudan ha omosirokute, minna waraimasita.
Her joke was funny, and everyone laughed.
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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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