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Usages of oji
伯父 は 子供たち と 公園 で 遊びます。oji wa kodomotachi to kouen de asobimasu.
My uncle plays with the kids in the park.
あの 伯父さん は 彼 の 母方 の 伯父さん です。ano ojisan wa kare no hahakata no ojisan desu.
That uncle is his maternal uncle.
田中さん の 伯父さん は 私 の 会社 で 働いて います。tanakasan no ojisan wa watashi no kaisha de hataraite imasu.
Mr. Tanaka's uncle works at my company.
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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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