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Usages of shita
机 の 下 に 犬 が います。tsukue no shita ni inu ga imasu.
There is a dog under the desk.
山下yamashita
Yamashitaname
階段 の 下 に 荷物 が ある。kaidan no shita ni nimotsu ga aru.
There is luggage under the stairs.
先 の 木 の 下 に 鶏 が います。saki no ki no shita ni niwatori ga imasu.
There's a chicken under the tree ahead.
フェンス の 下 に 猫 が いる。fensu no shita ni neko ga iru.
There's a cat under the fence.
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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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