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inu

犬いぬinu
dog
inu
From Lesson 10:This one and that one·Japanese
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Usages of inu

それ　は　犬いぬ　です。sore wa inu desu.
That is a dog.
犬いぬ　じゃ　ない　です　か？inu ja nai desu ka?
Isn't it a dog? / Is it not a dog?
ええ、　犬いぬ　じゃ　ない　です。ee, inu ja nai desu.
Yes, it is not a dog.
いいえ、　犬いぬ　です。iie, inu desu.
No, it is a dog.
いつ　犬いぬ　を　買かいました　か？itsu inu o kaimashita ka?
When did you buy a dog?
机つくえ　の　下した　に　犬いぬ　が　います。tsukue no shita ni inu ga imasu.
There is a dog under the desk.
彼かの女じょ　は　猫ねこ　が　ほしく　ない　です。kanojo wa neko ga hoshiku nai desu.
She doesn't want a cat.
猫ねこ　も　犬いぬ　も　好すき　です。neko mo inu mo suki desu.
I like both cats and dogs.
馬うま　は　好すき　じゃ　ない　が、　犬いぬ　は　好すき　よ。uma wa suki ja nai ga, inu wa suki yo.
I don't like horses, but I like dogs.
犬いぬ　が　好すき　じゃ　ない。inu ga suki ja nai.
(I) don't like dogs.
猫ねこ　も　犬いぬ　も　好すき　です。
猫ねこ　が　も　犬いぬ　が　も　好すき　です。
neko mo inu mo suki desu.
neko ga mo inu ga mo suki desu.
I like both cats and dogs.
彼かの女じょ　の　お姉ねえさん　は　犬いぬ　を　好このむ。kanojo no oneesan wa inu o konomu.
Her sister is fond of dogs.
犬いぬ　を　公こう園えん　に　持もって　行いく。inu o kouen ni motte iku.
I bring the dog (with me) to the park.
犬いぬ　は　マット　の　上うえ　で　寝ねて　います。inu wa matto no ue de nete imasu.
The dog is sleeping on the mat.
私わたし　は　犬いぬ　に　手て　を　噛かまれました。watashi wa inu ni te o kamaremashita.
I was bitten on the hand by a dog.
犬いぬ　が　私わたし　の　手て　を　噛かんだ。inu ga watashi no te o kanda.
The dog bit my hand.

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