Usages of sode
その セーター は 暖かい けれど、 袖 が 少し 長い。sono seetaa ha atatakai keredo, sode ga sukosi nagai.
That sweater is warm, but the sleeves are a little long.
シャツ の 袖 を まくる と、 洗い物 が しやすい。syatu no sode wo makuru to, araimono ga siyasui.
If I roll up my shirt sleeves, doing the dishes is easier.
母 は 子供 の 袖 が ぬれない よう に、 タオル を 肩 に かけた。haha ha kodomo no sode ga nurenai you ni, taoru wo kata ni kaketa.
My mother put a towel over the child’s shoulder so the sleeves would not get wet.
暑い ので、 シャツ の 袖 を まくります。atui node, syatu no sode wo makurimasu.
Because it is hot, I roll up my shirt sleeves.
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