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Breakdown of machi
town
町
Your town consists of just a rice paddy and a street.
Usages of machi
ドイツ の 北 に ある 小さい 町 に 住んで いる。doitsu no kita ni aru chiisai machi ni sunde iru.
(I) live in a small town in the north of Germany.
この 町 の 人口 は 少ない。kono machi no jinkou wa sukunai.
The population of this town is small.
この 町 に は 猫 が 多い。kono machi ni wa neko ga ooi.
There are many cats in this town.
お祖父さん の 家 は 町 の 中心 に あります。ojiisan no ie wa machi no chuushin ni arimasu.
Grandfather's house is in the center of town.
この 町 の 人々 は とても 親切 です。kono machi no hitobito wa totemo shinsetsu desu.
The people of this town are very kind.
初めて の 町 で 道 を 聞きました。hajimete no machi de michi o kikimashita.
I asked for directions in the town I visited for the first time.
日 が 暮れて から 町 は 静かに なった。hi ga kurete kara machi wa shizukani natta.
After the sun set, the town became quiet.
遠く の 町 まで 車 で 行きました。tooku no machi made kuruma de ikimashita.
I drove to a town far away.
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