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Usages of 〜kai
彼 は 今月 五回 ピザ を 食べました よ。kare ha kongetu gokai piza wo tabemasita yo.
He ate pizza five times this month!
一回ikkai
once
二回nikai
twice
三回sankai
three times
四回yonkai
four times
五回gokai
five times
六回rokkai
six times
七回nanakai
seven times
八回hakkai
eight times
九回kyuukai
nine times
十回zyukkai
ten times
何回nankai
how many times
彼 に 十回 ぐらい 聞きました。kare ni zyukkai gurai kikimasita.
(I) asked him about ten times.
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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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