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Breakdown of hanbun
part; minute
分
Animal legs, once met by a sword, are separated parts.
half
半
Two horns are too many, so you draw a line through them to split them in half.
Usages of hanbun
ピザ を 半分 に 切って、 彼 と 分けました。piza o hanbun ni kitte, kare to wakemashita.
I cut the pizza in half and shared it with him.
この チョコレートバー を 半分 に 分けて ください。kono chokoreetobaa o hanbun ni wakete kudasai.
Please split this chocolate bar in half.
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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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