Usages of asi
妹 は 足 が 長くて、 スポーツ が 好き です。imouto ha asi ga nagakute, supootu ga suki desu.
(My) sister has long legs and likes sports.
行けない。 足 が まだ 痛。ikenai. asi ga mada itai.
(I) can't come. (My) foot still hurts.
Remember that whereas in English we use the word come when joining a group of people somewhere, in Japanese we use the verb 行く here, as the speaker is moving away from his usual location.
靴下 を 履く 時、 足 が 暖かく なります。kutusita wo haku toki, asi ga atatakaku narimasu.
When I put on socks, my feet become warm.
クモ は 八本 の 足 が ある。kumo ha happon no asi ga aru.
Spiders have eight legs.
彼女 は 足 が 細い。kanozyo ha asi ga hosoi.
She has slender legs.
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