ue

Usages of ue

ほん は つくえ の うえ です。hon wa tsukue no ue desu.
The book is on the desk.
そと の テーブル の うえ に ゴリラ が います。soto no teeburu no ue ni gorira ga imasu.
There is a gorilla on top of the table outside.
チンパンジー は  の うえ で あそぶの が き です。chinpanjii wa ki no ue de asobuno ga suki desu.
Chimpanzees like to play on trees.
ぼう は テーブル の うえ に あります。boushi wa teeburu no ue ni arimasu.
The hat is on the table.
 の うえ に ぼう が ある。isu no ue ni boushi ga aru.
There is a hat on the chair.
はし の うえ から かわ が える。hashi no ue kara kawa ga mieru.
You can see the river from the bridge.
いぬ は マット の うえ で て います。inu wa matto no ue de nete imasu.
The dog is sleeping on the mat.
つき が みずうみ の うえ で ひかって います。tsuki ga mizuumi no ue de hikatte imasu.
The moon is glowing over the lake.

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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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