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Breakdown of kyuu
nine
九
You're in a race, but in the ninth second, you already bend your car around a tree.
Usages of kyuu
十 九juu kyuu
19
私たち は 九人 です。watashitachi wa kyuunin desu.
There are nine of us.
九十kyuujuu
90
九百kyuuhyaku
900
九百 九十 九kyuuhyaku kyuujuu kyuu
999
九人kyuunin
nine people
九回kyuukai
nine times
八時 十 九分hachiji juu kyuufun
8:19
九時kuji
9:00
九歳kyuusai
nine years old
九分kyuufun
nine minutes
九つkokonotsu
nine (objects)
九枚kyuumai
nine flat, thin objects
九千kyuusen
9,000
九万kyuuman
ninety thousand
九日kokonoka
day nine; nine days
九本kyuuhon
nine long, cylindrical objects
九階kyuukai
ninth floor
喫茶店 は 九時 に 閉まります。kissaten wa kuji ni shimarimasu.
The coffee shop closes at 9 o'clock.
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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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