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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