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Learn Japanese: (o)kane - money

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/The origin particle から
/(o)kane

(o)kane

(お)金かね(o)kane

(o)kane

Breakdown of (o)kane

Under a sturdy roof, the horned king safeguards his gold.

Usages of (o)kane

私わたし　は　お金かね　が　ありません。watashi wa okane ga arimasen.

I don't have money.

来らい年ねん　は　新あたらしい　パソコン　を　買かう　つもり　だ。　今いま　は　お金かね　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.

明あし日た　は　行いかない。　お金かね　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.

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

明あし日た　は　行いきません。　お金かね　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.

お金かね　が　少すくない　です。okane ga sukunai desu.

I have little money.

お金かね　が　なくて　困こまる。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

彼かれ　に　お金かね　を　返かえして　ください。kare ni okane o kaeshite kudasai.

Please return the money to him.

お金かね　が　あれば、　新あたらしい　車くるま　を　買かいたい　です。okane ga areba, atarashii kuruma o kaitai desu.

If I have money, I want to buy a new car.

幸しあわせ　は　お金かね　で　は　買かえない。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.

幸しあわせ　は　お金かね　で　買かえない。shiawase wa okane de kaenai.

Happiness can't be bought with money.

彼かれ　は　お金かね　が　あって　も、　幸しあわせ　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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