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Breakdown of shinnen
new
新
You buy a new axe to get rid of your relatives.
year
年
Every year, Wi buys a new gun.
Usages of shinnen
新年 おめでとう！shinnen omedetou!
Happy New Year!
新年 の パーティー が 楽しみ です。shinnen no paatii ga tanoshimi desu.
I'm looking forward to the New Year's party.
みんな で 新年 を お祝いしました。minna de shinnen o oiwaishimashita.
We all celebrated the New Year together.
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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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