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Usages of tegami
手紙 に 切手 が ない。tegami ni kitte ga nai.
There is no stamp on the letter.
父 は 古い 手紙 を 見つけた。chichi wa furui tegami o mitsuketa.
My father found an old letter.
時々 彼女 に 手紙 を 書く。tokidoki kanojo ni tegami o kaku.
(I) sometimes write letters to her.
日本語 で 手紙 を 書いたこと が ある。nihongo de tegami o kaitakoto ga aru.
I have written a letter in Japanese before.
ポスト に 手紙 を 入れました。posuto ni tegami o iremashita.
I put a letter in the postbox.
私 に 手紙 を 見せる？watashi ni tegami o miseru?
Will you show me the letter?
封筒 に 手紙 を 入れました。fuutou ni tegami o iremashita.
I put the letter in the envelope.
万年筆 で 手紙 を 書きます。mannenhitsu de tegami o kakimasu.
I write letters with a fountain pen.
手紙 を 出しました。tegami o dashimashita.
I sent a letter.
郵便 で 手紙 を 送りました。yuubin de tegami o okurimashita.
I sent a letter by mail.
手紙 が 送られました。tegami ga okuraremashita.
The letter was sent.
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