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Breakdown of sora
sky
空
A hole, created by hard work, reveals the sky.
Usages of sora
彼 は 「空 は 青い です」 と 言った。kare wa 「sora wa aoi desu」 to itta.
He said: "The sky is blue."
彼 は 空 が 青い だ と 言った。kare wa sora ga aoi da to itta.
He said the sky was blue.
雨 が やんで、 空 が 晴れた。ame ga yande, sora ga hareta.
The rain stopped and the sky cleared up.
鳥 が 空 で 飛んで いる。tori ga sora de tonde iru.
A bird is flying in the sky.
空 が 曇った。sora ga kumotta.
The sky clouded over.
夕方 の 空 は とても きれい です。yuugata no sora wa totemo kirei desu.
The evening sky is very beautiful.
夜空yozora
night sky
空 は 雲 で いっぱい です。sora wa kumo de ippai desu.
The sky is full of clouds.
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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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