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Usages of de
日本人で、 日本語 の 先生 です。nihonzinde, nihongo no sensei desu.
(He) is Japanese, and is a Japanese language teacher.
これ は カフェで 映画館 です。kore ha kafede eigakan desu.
This is a cafe and a cinema.
作家で 画家 です。sakkade gaka desu.
(She) is a novelist and a painter.
週末で、 時間 が ある。syuumatude, zikan ga aru.
It's the weekend, and I have time.
その レストラン は 高い だけで、 食べ物 は 良く ない。sono resutoran ha takai dakede, tabemono ha yoku nai.
That restaurant is just expensive; the food isn't good.
彼 は 優しい だけで、 頭 が 良く ない。kare ha yasasii dakede, atama ga yoku nai.
He is just kind, not smart.
彼 の 家族 は 賑やか で 楽しい です。kare no kazoku ha nigiyaka de tanosii desu.
His family is lively and fun.
で もde mo
Even if; even though; (after nouns and na-adjectives)
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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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