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Learn Japanese: kuruma - car

Japanese
/The possession particle の
/kuruma

kuruma

Word

車くるまkuruma

Meaning

car

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The possession particle の

Breakdown of kuruma

Looks like a car doesn't it? With a line connecting two axles that the wheels are connected to, and an engine(the sun) in the middle.

Usages of kuruma

私わたし　の　車くるま　です。watasi no kuruma desu.

車くるま　は　大おおきい　です。kuruma ha ookii desu.

The car is big.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

王おう　の　車くるま　に　います。ou no kuruma ni imasu.

I'm in the car of the king.

車くるま　を　買かいます。kuruma wo kaimasu.

I will buy a car.

車くるま　を　買かいません。kuruma wo kaimasen.

I won't buy a car.

うち　に　車くるま　が　あります。uti ni kuruma ga arimasu.

I have a car at home.

この　車くるま　は　私わたし　に　ふさわしく　ない　です。kono kuruma ha watasi ni husawasiku nai desu.

This car is not suitable for me.

車くるま　を　止とめました。kuruma wo tomemasita.

(I) stopped the car.

車くるま　は　安あん全ぜん　じゃ　ない　です。kuruma ha anzen zya nai desu.

Cars are not safe.

ワンダー　さん　は　四よっつ　の　車くるま　が　あります。wandaa san ha yottu no kuruma ga arimasu.

Wanda has four cars^things.

車くるま　に　入はいって　ください。kuruma ni haitte kudasai.

Please get in the car.

日に本ほん　の　車くるま　を　見みました。nihon no kuruma wo mimasita.

I saw a Japanese car.

私わたし　の　車くるま　は　メルセデス　と　トヨタ　の　間あいだ　です。watasi no kuruma ha merusedesu to toyota no aida desu.

My car is between the Mercedes and Toyota.

あの　小ちいさい　車くるま　は　私わたし　の　じゃ　ない　です。ano tiisai kuruma ha watasi no zya nai desu.

That small car is not mine.

あの　小ちいさな　車くるま　は　私わたし　の　じゃ　ない　です。ano tiisana kuruma ha watasi no zya nai desu.

That small car is not mine.

この　車くるま　は　安やすく　ありません　でした。kono kuruma ha yasuku arimasen desita.

This car was not cheap.

売うらなかった　車くるま　は　高たかかった。uranakatta kuruma ha takakatta.

The car (I) didn't sell was expensive.

彼かれ　の　新あたらしい　車くるま　は　高たかい　か　安やすい　か、　分わかります　か。kare no atarasii kuruma ha takai ka yasui ka, wakarimasu ka.

Do you know if his new car is expensive or cheap?

車くるま　は　きれい　です。　しかし、　高たかい　です。kuruma ha kirei desu. sikasi, takai desu.

The car is beautiful. However, it is expensive.

この　車くるま　を　買かう　と　思おもう。kono kuruma wo kau to omou.

(I think) I've decided to buy this car.

車くるま　を　押おして　いる。kuruma wo osite iru.

(He) is pushing the car.

車くるま　は　大おおきく　なかった　です　けれども、　高たかかった　です。kuruma ha ookiku nakatta desu keredomo, takakatta desu.

The car was not big, but it was expensive.

大だい丈じょう夫ぶ。　車くるま　は　安あん全ぜんな　の。daizyoubu. kuruma ha anzenna no.

It's alright. The car is safe.

車くるま　の　エンジン　を　つけた。kuruma no enzin wo tuketa.

I turned on the car engine.

あんな　高たかい　車くるま　は　買かえない。anna takai kuruma ha kaenai.

I can't buy such an expensive car.

危あぶない！　　車くるま　が　来くる　よ。abunai! kuruma ga kuru yo.

Watch out! There's a car coming.

再さ来らい年ねん　に　車くるま　を　買かいます。sarainen ni kuruma wo kaimasu.

I will buy a car the year after next.

彼かれ　は　車くるま　の　窓まど　に　ステッカー　を　貼はりました。kare ha kuruma no mado ni sutekkaa wo harimasita.

He pasted a sticker on the car window.

彼かの女じょ　が　来くる　か　どう　か　分わからない。kanozyo ga kuru ka dou ka wakaranai.

I don't know whether or not she will come.

車くるま　に　ワックス　を　塗ぬります。kuruma ni wakkusu wo nurimasu.

I will apply wax to the car.

彼かの女じょ　を　車くるま　で　駅えき　まで　送おくる　予よ定てい　です。kanozyo wo kuruma de eki made okuru yotei desu.

I plan to drive her to the station.

遠とおく　の　町まち　まで　車くるま　で　行いきました。tooku no mati made kuruma de ikimasita.

I drove to a town far away.

お金かね　が　あれば、　新あたらしい　車くるま　を　買かいたい　です。okane ga areba, atarasii kuruma wo kaitai desu.

If I have money, I want to buy a new car.

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