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Breakdown of kare wa itsumo watashi no soba ni imasu.
私watashi
I
はwa
topic particle
のno
possessive case particle
いるiru
to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)
にni
at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]
彼kare
he
何時もitsumo
always; never
側soba
near; beside
側 is usually written using kana alone as そば, and indicates proximity or nearness to something or someone, without specifying a particular side.
側 specifies a particular side or aspect of something. Often used with direction words to indicate specific sides, such as right, left, this side, that side, etc.
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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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