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to sweep; to brush; to clean
haku
floor
ゆかyuka
(I)'m sweeping the floor.
ゆか を いて いる。yuka wo haite iru.
room
heya
The room was very dark.
 は とても くらかった。heya ha totemo kurakatta.
cleaning; sweeping
そうsouzi
to clean; to sweep
そうするsouzisuru
hated
だいきらdaikirai
(I) hate cleaning (my) room.
 を そうするの が だいきらい。heya wo souzisuruno ga daikirai.
elevator
エレベーターerebeetaa
Our home has an elevator.
わたしたち の いえ に は エレベーター が あります。watasitati no ie ni ha erebeetaa ga arimasu.
bed
ベッドbeddo
wide; spacious
ひろhiroi
This bed is spacious.
この ベッド は ひろい です。kono beddo ha hiroi desu.
street; avenue
とおtoori
The street is wide.
とおり は ひろい です。toori ha hiroi desu.
stove; heater
ストーブsutoobu
electricity; electric light
でんdenki
throughout, duringused after a noun
ちゅう〜tyuu

Sometimes the initial t-sound changes into a d-sound due to rendaku, a phenomenon where the initial consonant of the second part of a compound word becomes voiced.

Unfortunately, there are no clear rules for when rendaku applies.

heat
ねつnetu
to spread; to stretchintransitive
ひろがるhirogaru
Heat was spread throughout the room by the electric stove.
でん ストーブ で ぢゅう に ねつ が ひろがった。denki sutoobu de heyadyuu ni netu ga hirogatta.
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I sold my house.
わたし の いえ を った。watasi no ie wo utta.

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