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Breakdown of odori
jump; dance
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You jump with your foot into a bucket and dance.
Usages of odori
祭り で 踊り を 見 に 行きました。matsuri de odori o mi ni ikimashita.
I went to see the dancing at the festival.
彼女 の 踊り は とても 美しい です。kanojo no odori wa totemo utsukushii desu.
Her dance is very beautiful.
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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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