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Breakdown of tomodati
friend
友
Friends, even when separated by a scissors, will find each other again.
Usages of tomodati
学校 に 行きました。 そして、 友だち に 会いました。gakkou ni ikimasita. sosite, tomodati ni aimasita.
I went to school and saw friends.
友達 と デパート に 行きます。tomodati to depaato ni ikimasu.
(I)'m going to the department store with my friend.
東京 で たくさん 食べたり、 友達 と 会ったり します。toukyou de takusan tabetari, tomodati to attari simasu.
In Tokyo, I'll eat lots and meet my friends (etc.).
東京 で たくさん 食べたり、 友達 と 会ったり しました。toukyou de takusan tabetari, tomodati to attari simasita.
In Tokyo, I ate lots and met my friends (etc.).
去年、 大学 の 友達たち と 一緒 に 中国 に 行った。kyonen, daigaku no tomodatitati to issyo ni tyuugoku ni itta.
I went to China together with my friends from university last year.
週末 に 友 と バーベキュー を します。syuumatu ni tomodati to baabekyuu wo simasu.
I'm having a barbecue with friends this weekend.
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