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Usages of geemu
テレビゲームterebigeemu
videogame
ゲーム を しましょう。geemu o shimashou.
Let's play a game.
ゲーム は 買わなかった。 ノート は 買った。geemu wa kawanakatta. nooto wa katta.
(I) did not buy a game. (I) bought a notebook.
この ゲーム は、 カード を 引くこと から 始まります。kono geemu wa, kaado o hikukoto kara hajimarimasu.
This game starts by drawing cards.
In this context, から indicates a starting point or origin. When we say カードを引くことから始まります, it literally means it starts from the act of drawing cards, emphasizing the point at which the action begins.
This usage of から highlights the sequence of events or actions, with the act of drawing cards being the initial step in the game.
暇 だったら、 ゲーム を しません か？hima dattara, geemu o shimasen ka?
If you’re free, shall we (not) play a game?
ゲーム でも しよう か。geemu demo shiyou ka.
Shall we play a game or something?
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