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Breakdown of watashi no hou ga imouto yori se ga takai desu.
私watashi
I
ですdesu
to be
のno
possessive case particle
がga
subject particle
妹(さん)imouto(san)
younger sister
方hou
direction, way; side
よりyori
than; from; more
背 が 高いse ga takai
to be tall
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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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