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Usages of mado
寒い から、 まど を しめて ください。samui kara, mado wo simete kudasai.
It's cold, so please shut the window.
Remember: you can't use ので to form suggestions, invitations, commands or requests.
窓 が 開けて ある。mado ga akete aru.
The window has been opened (by someone, and is still open).
猫 は 窓 で 日光 を 浴びる。neko ha mado de nikkou wo abiru.
The cat basks in the sunlight by the window.
窓 から 日光 が 入って いる。mado kara nikkou ga haitte iru.
Sunlight is coming in through the window.
窓 から 風 が 入って くる。mado kara kaze ga haitte kuru.
Wind is coming in through the window.
窓辺madobe
by the window
彼 は 車 の 窓 に ステッカー を 貼りました。kare ha kuruma no mado ni sutekkaa wo harimasita.
He pasted a sticker on the car window.
朝日 が 窓 から 差して います。asahi ga mado kara sasite imasu.
The morning sun is shining through the window.
光 が 窓 から 入って きた。hikari ga mado kara haitte kita.
The light came in through the window.
泥棒 が 窓 から 入って きた。dorobou ga mado kara haitte kita.
The burglar came in through the window.
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