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Breakdown of sochira de nani o shite imasu ka?
かka
question particle
何nani
what
いるiru
to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)
をo
direct object particle
するsuru
to do
でde
location particle (for events and actions)
あちらachira
that over there formal; that person over there; that way over there
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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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