ten

From Lesson 9:Kanji 2·Japanese

Usages of ten

cow

With one gun, you can kill ten cows.

umbrella

An umbrella offers a temporary roof to up to four people. Ten would be too much however.

thousand

Bend ten times, and you'll reach a thousand.

ten
じゅうzyuu
ten
soil; earth

Ten crops, one soil.

rice paddy
十つとおtoo
ten (objects)
graduate

Ten people put a lid on their student life when they graduate.

true

I saw a creature with ten eyes and one animal leg. It's really true!

gentleman

Out of every ten men, only one is a gentleman.

leather

Twenty-one mouths are needed to produce ten pieces of leather.

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old

Old people talk as if they have ten mouths.

early

The sun rises at ten, very early.

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plan

You write a plan consisting of just ten words.

south

You found some contraband from the south. Ten upside down boxes filled with ten weeds each.

simple

You are a simple man, owning ten insignificant rice paddies.

spicy

Eat something spicy and you'll stand up within ten seconds.

honesty

In all honesty, you saw ten eyes on a shelf.

ten times earlier
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How do verb conjugations work in Japanese?
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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