Usages of are
あれ は 山 です。are wa yama desu.
That (over there) is a mountain.
あれ は 何 です か？are wa nan desu ka?
What is that over there?
あれ は 月 です。are wa tsuki desu.
That over there is the moon.
あれ は 月 です か？are wa tsuki desu ka?
Is that (over there) the moon?
いいえ、 あれ は 月 じゃ ない です。iie, are wa tsuki ja nai desu.
No, that (over there) is not the moon.
あれ は 大きな りんご です。are wa ookina ringo desu.
That is a big apple.
あれ は 日 じゃ ありません でした。are wa hi ja arimasen deshita.
That was not the sun.
あれ は 日 です。are wa hi desu.
That (over there) is the sun.
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