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Breakdown of haha
mother
母
Usages of haha
父 と 母 は 兄 と 姉 に 携帯 を 買いました。chichi to haha wa ani to ane ni keitai o kaimashita.
My father and mother bought my older brother and older sister a cellphone.
彼女 は 「私 の 母 は 門 を 開けました」 と 言いました。kanojo wa 「watashi no haha wa mon o akemashita」 to iimashita.
She said: "My mother opened the gate."
こちら は 母 です。kochira wa haha desu.
This is my mother.
母 は スウプ の 味 を 見て もう 少し 塩 を 入れた。haha wa suupu no aji o mite mou sukoshi shio o ireta.
My mother tasted the soup and added a little more salt.
Sentence from Tatoeba
母 の 日haha no hi
Mother's Day
母親hahaoya
mother
今日 は 母 が 作った お弁当 を 持って きました。kyou wa haha ga tsukutta obentou o motte kimashita.
Today, I brought a boxed lunch made by my mother.
毎朝、 母 が 私 を 起こします。maiasa, haha ga watashi o okoshimasu.
Every morning, my mother wakes me up.
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