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Usages of kochira
こちら は 母 です。kochira wa haha desu.
This is my mother.
こちら へ どうぞ。kochira e douzo.
This way please.
こちら は 私 の 家 です。kochira wa watashi no ie desu.
This is my house.
こちら の 電車 は どこ へ 行きます か？kochira no densha wa doko e ikimasu ka?
Where does this train go?
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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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