kiru

From Lesson 232:Colors·Japanese

Breakdown of kiru

wear

Usages of kiru

のう は さむかった から、 コート を ました。kinou wa samukatta kara, kooto o kimashita.
Because it was cold yesterday, I wore a coat.
さむい から、 コート を る。samui kara, kooto o kiru.
It's cold, so I'll wear a coat.
ピンク の セーター を て います。pinku no seetaa o kite imasu.
I'm wearing a pink sweater.
スーツ を なくて は なりません。suutsu o kinakute wa narimasen.
I have to wear a suit.
うすい シャツ を て さむく なった。usui shatsu o kite samuku natta.
I got cold wearing a thin shirt.
りっな ふく を て います。rippana fuku o kite imasu.
They are wearing fine clothes.
さむければ、 コート を ます。samukereba, kooto o kimasu.
If it’s cold, I’ll wear a coat.
そと が さむくて、 コート を ました。soto ga samukute, kooto o kimashita.
It was cold outside, so I wore a coat.

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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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