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Breakdown of (o)kane
gold
金
Under a sturdy roof, the horned king safeguards his gold.
Usages of (o)kane
私 は お金 が ありません。watashi wa okane ga arimasen.
I don't have money.
来年 は 新しい パソコン を 買う つもり だ。 今 は お金 が ない。rainen wa atarashii pasokon o kau tsumori da. ima wa okane ga nai.
(I) intend to buy a new computer next year. (I) don't have any money right now.
明日 は 行かない。 お金 が ない んだ。ashita wa ikanai. okane ga nai nda.
I'm not going tomorrow. (It's because) I don't have any money.
明日 は 行きません。 お金 が ありません の です。ashita wa ikimasen. okane ga arimasen no desu.
I'm not going tomorrow. (It's because) I don't have any money.
お金 が 少ない です。okane ga sukunai desu.
I have little money.
お金 が なくて 困る。okane ga nakute komaru.
I'm troubled because I have no money.
ない is the negative form of ある, and なくて is the connective form of ない
彼 に お金 を 返して ください。kare ni okane o kaeshite kudasai.
Please return the money to him.
お金 が あれば、 新しい 車 を 買いたい です。okane ga areba, atarashii kuruma o kaitai desu.
If I have money, I want to buy a new car.
幸せ は お金 で は 買えない。shiawase wa okane de wa kaenai.
Happiness can't be bought with money.
The second は here acts as a contrast marker, indicating that even though money can't make you happy, other things might.
幸せ は お金 で 買えない。shiawase wa okane de kaenai.
Happiness can't be bought with money.
彼 は お金 が あって も、 幸せ じゃ ない。kare wa okane ga atte mo, shiawase ja nai.
Even though he has money, he is not happy.
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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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