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Usages of kai
貝 を 食べます。kai o tabemasu.
I will eat shellfish.
貝 を 食べます か？kai o tabemasu ka?
Do you eat shellfish?
貝 を 食べません。kai o tabemasen.
I won't eat shellfish.
貝 は おいしかった です けれど 食べません でした。kai wa oishikatta desu keredo tabemasen deshita.
I didn't eat the shellfish, though it was delicious.
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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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