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Breakdown of oto
sound
音
Every day when you stand up and look at the sun, a horrible sound emerges—like a rooster’s cry gone horribly wrong.
Usages of oto
嫌な 音 を 聞いたiyana oto o kiita
(I) heard an unpleasant sound.
スピーカー の 音 が よく 聞こえません。supiikaa no oto ga yoku kikoemasen.
(I) can't hear the sound from the speaker very well.
大きな 音 が 彼 を 起こしました。ookina oto ga kare o okoshimashita.
A loud noise woke him up.
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“How do verb conjugations work in Japanese?”
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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