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Breakdown of hanashi
talk
話
We talk by forming words with our tongue.
Usages of hanashi
私 は この 話 が 信じられません。watashi wa kono hanashi ga shinjiraremasen.
I cannot believe this story.
そんな 話 を 聞いたこと が ない。sonna hanashi o kiitakoto ga nai.
I've never heard such a story.
その 話 を すっかり 信じて いる。sono hanashi o sukkari shinjite iru.
I completely believe that story.
その 話 が 本当 か どう か 知って います か？sono hanashi ga hontou ka dou ka shitte imasu ka?
Do you know whether or not that story is true?
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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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