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Breakdown of watashi wa hyakuen shika motte inai.
私watashi
I
はwa
topic particle
円en
yen
百hyaku
100
持つmotsu
to carry; to hold; to take; to have
〜て いる〜te iru
grammar for indicating an ongoing state or action
しかshika
only, just; nothing but, no more than
Used together with a negative verb.
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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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