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Breakdown of mati
town
町
Your town consists of just a rice paddy and a street.
Usages of mati
ドイツ の 北 に ある 小さい 町 に 住んで いる。doitu no kita ni aru tiisai mati ni sunde iru.
(I) live in a small town in the north of Germany.
この 町 の 人口 は 少ない。kono mati no zinkou ha sukunai.
The population of this town is small.
この 町 に は 猫 が 多い。kono mati ni ha neko ga ooi.
There are many cats in this town.
お祖父さん の 家 は 町 の 中心 に あります。oziisan no ie ha mati no tyuusin ni arimasu.
Grandfather's house is in the center of town.
この 町 の 人々 は とても 親切 です。kono mati no hitobito ha totemo sinsetu desu.
The people of this town are very kind.
初めて の 町 で 道 を 聞きました。hazimete no mati de miti wo kikimasita.
I asked for directions in the town I visited for the first time.
日 が 暮れて から 町 は 静かに なった。hi ga kurete kara mati ha sizukani natta.
After the sun set, the town became quiet.
遠く の 町 まで 車 で 行きました。tooku no mati made kuruma de ikimasita.
I drove to a town far away.
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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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