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Usages of kesu
電気 を 消して ください。denki o keshite kudasai.
Please turn off the lights.
火 を 消さない。hi o kesanai.
(She) won't extinguish the fire.
テレビ を 消す 時間 です。terebi o kesu jikan desu.
It's time to turn off the TV.
データ は、 メモリー から 消した。deeta wa, memorii kara keshita.
(I) deleted the data from memory.
私 の 名前 を 消して ください。watashi no namae o keshite kudasai.
Please erase my name.
彼女 は 詰まらない と 言って、 テレビ を 消した。kanojo wa tsumaranai to itte, terebi o keshita.
She said it was boring and turned off the TV.
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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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