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Breakdown of kyoudai
older brother
兄
Your older brother is just a mouth on two legs.
younger brother
弟
When your younger brother gets born with his little horns, I offer you my condolences. Your life will take a sudden bend into darkness.
Usages of kyoudai
三人 の 兄弟 が います。sannin no kyoudai ga imasu.
(I) have three siblings.
あなた は 兄弟 が います か？anata wa kyoudai ga imasu ka?
And you, do you have siblings?
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“How do verb conjugations work in Japanese?”
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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