jinkou

Breakdown of jinkou

person
mouth; opening

Usages of jinkou

この まち の じんこう は すくない。kono machi no jinkou wa sukunai.
The population of this town is small.
この  の じんこう は じゅうまんにん ぐらい です。kono shi no jinkou wa gojuumannin gurai desu.
The population of this city is about 500,000.
その  の じんこう は ひゃくまんにん です。sono toshi no jinkou wa hyakumannin desu.
That city has a population of 1 million.
じんこう が すくない jinkou ga sukunai toshi
a city with a small population
じんこう が すくない  に みたい です。jinkou ga sukunai toshi ni sumitai desu.
I want to live in a city with a small population.

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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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