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Note
お巡りさん is a polite and somewhat affectionate term for a police officer.
Breakdown of omawarisan
さんsan
polite name ender
おo
honorific prefix
patrol
巡
You walk by the curving river to complete your patrol.
Usages of omawarisan
お巡りさん は 公園 で 子どもたち と 話して いました。omawarisan wa kouen de kodomotachi to hanashite imashita.
The police officer was talking with the children in the park.
お巡りさん に 写真 を 見せました。omawarisan ni shashin o misemashita.
I showed the photo to the police officer.
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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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