Japanese

<p>
	In this lesson we will build on the family vocabulary we learned previously so that we can ask questions or talk about our own or someone else's children.
	The Japanese word for <strong>child</strong> or <strong>children</strong> is <strong><ruby>子<rt>こ</rt>供<rt>ども</rt></ruby></strong>.
	However, when referring to the children of someone that is not a familial relation, the polite <strong>お<ruby>子<rt>こ</rt></ruby>さん</strong> is used instead. 
</p>

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			<th>English</th>
			<th>Plain Japanese</th>
			<th>Polite Japanese</th>
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			<td>Child/children</td>
			<td><ruby>子<rt>こ</rt>供<rt>ども</rt></ruby></td>
			<td>お<ruby>子<rt>こ</rt></ruby>さん</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Daughter</td>
			<td><ruby>娘<rt>むすめ</rt></ruby></td>
			<td><ruby>娘<rt>むすめ</rt></ruby>さん</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Son</td>
			<td><ruby>息<rt>むす</rt>子<rt>こ</rt></ruby></td>
			<td><ruby>息<rt>むす</rt>子<rt>こ</rt></ruby>さん</td>
		</tr>
		
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<p>
	Below we have included some sample sentences that should be useful in situations when children are being discussed.
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Children

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	子こ供ども　の　時とき、　よく　カエル　を　食たべました。 kodomo no toki, yoku kaeru wo tabemasita.
Meaning	When I was a child, I often ate frogs.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

possessive case particle	の no
to eat	食たべる taberu
direct object particle	を wo
often	よく yoku
child	子こ供ども kodomo
frog	カエル kaeru
time	時とき toki

Japanese

kodomo no toki, yoku kaeru wo tabemasita.

Breakdown of kodomo no toki, yoku kaeru wo tabemasita.

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