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Usages of te
手 を 洗って 食べて ください。te wo aratte tabete kudasai.
Please wash your hands and eat.
二度 手 を 洗いました。nido te wo araimasita.
I washed my hands twice.
彼 は カップ を 手 に 持って います。kare ha kappu wo te ni motte imasu.
He is holding a cup in his hand.
手紙tegami
letter
手 を 上げて 答えて ください。te wo agete kotaete kudasai.
Raise your hand and answer, please.
手 に 入れるte ni ireru
to obtain; to procure; to get
手作りtezukuri
handmade
私 は 犬 に 手 を 噛まれました。watasi ha inu ni te wo kamaremasita.
I was bitten on the hand by a dog.
犬 が 私 の 手 を 噛んだ。inu ga watasi no te wo kanda.
The dog bit my hand.
彼 の 手 から 血 が 出て います。kare no te kara ti ga dete imasu.
Blood is coming from his hand.
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