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Breakdown of tanaka
middle; inside
中
Above the middle of your mouth there's a line called the philtrum.
rice paddy
田
Usages of tanaka
どっち が 田中さん です か？dotchi ga tanakasan desu ka?
Which one is Ms. Tanaka?
田中さん の 奥さん は とても 親切 です。tanakasan no okusan wa totemo shinsetsu desu.
Mr. Tanaka's wife is very kind.
田中さん の 伯父さん は 私 の 会社 で 働いて います。tanakasan no ojisan wa watashi no kaisha de hataraite imasu.
Mr. Tanaka's uncle works at my company.
クラス の 中 で 田中さん が 一番 背 が 高い。kurasu no naka de tanakasan ga ichiban se ga takai.
Among the class, Tanaka is the tallest.
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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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