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Breakdown of ushi
cow
牛
With one gun, you can kill ten cows.
Usages of ushi
それ は 牛 です。sore wa ushi desu.
That is a cow.
川 に 牛 が います。kawa ni ushi ga imasu.
There is a cow in the river.
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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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