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Learn Japanese: neko - cat

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/Expressing Desire: Nouns
/neko

neko

Word

猫ねこneko

Meaning

cat

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Expressing Desire: Nouns

Breakdown of neko

The animal that always destroys your seedlings is your cat.

Usages of neko

彼かの女じょ　は　猫ねこ　が　ほしく　ない　です。kanozyo ha neko ga hosiku nai desu.

She doesn't want a cat.

猫ねこ　も　犬いぬ　も　好すき　です。neko mo inu mo suki desu.

I like both cats and dogs.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

猫ねこ　も　犬いぬ　も　好すき　です。

猫ねこ　が　も　犬いぬ　が　も　好すき　です。

neko mo inu mo suki desu.
neko ga mo inu ga mo suki desu.

I like both cats and dogs.

絵え　に　猫ねこ　が　います。e ni neko ga imasu.

There is a cat in the picture.

この　町まち　に　は　猫ねこ　が　多おおい。kono mati ni ha neko ga ooi.

There are many cats in this town.

猫ねこ　は　窓まど　で　日にっ光こう　を　浴あびる。neko ha mado de nikkou wo abiru.

The cat basks in the sunlight by the window.

子こ猫ねこkoneko

横よこ　の　猫ねこ　は　黒くろい。yoko no neko ha kuroi.

The cat beside it is black.

フェンス　の　下した　に　猫ねこ　が　いる。fensu no sita ni neko ga iru.

There's a cat under the fence.

猫ねこ　が　いなくて　困こまる。neko ga inakute komaru.

I'm troubled because my cat is missing. (because my cat is not there)

いない is the negative form of いる, and いなくて is the connective form of いない

家か庭てい　に　は　猫ねこ　が　います。katei ni ha neko ga imasu.

There is a cat in the household.

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