ashi

From Lesson 221:The body·Japanese

Usages of ashi

けない。 あし が まだ いたいikenai. ashi ga mada itai.
(I) can't come. (My) foot still hurts.
Remember that whereas in English we use the word come when joining a group of people somewhere, in Japanese we use the verb 行く here, as the speaker is moving away from his usual location.
くつした を く とき、 あし が あたたかく なります。kutsushita o haku toki, ashi ga atatakaku narimasu.
When I put on socks, my feet become warm.
クモ は はっぽん の あし が ある。kumo wa happon no ashi ga aru.
Spiders have eight legs.
かのじょ は あし が ほそい。kanojo wa ashi ga hosoi.
She has slender legs.

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