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Breakdown of X wa nan no imi desu ka?
ですdesu
to be
はwa
topic particle
かka
question particle
何nan
what
のno
possessive case particle
意味imi
meaning; sense; significance
Usages of X wa nan no imi desu ka?
「牛肉」 は 何 の 意味 です か？「gyuuniku」 wa nan no imi desu ka?
What does "gyuuniku" mean?
これ は 何 の 意味 です か？kore wa nan no imi desu ka?
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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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