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Breakdown of tosi
year
年
Every year, Wi buys a new gun.
Usages of tosi
彼女 の 年 は いくつ です か？kanozyo no tosi ha ikutu desu ka?
What is her age?
一昨年ototosi
the year before last
今年kotosi
this year
毎年maitosi
every year
年 を 取って いるtosi wo totte iru
to be old; to have aged
私たち は 年 に 一度 しか 海 に 行かない。watasitati ha tosi ni itido sika umi ni ikanai.
We go to the sea only once a year.
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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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