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Breakdown of kitte
hand
手
A hand is basically a collection of hooks that can bend at two joints.
cut
切
If you have seven swords, you can cut anything.
Usages of kitte
手紙 に 切手 が ない。tegami ni kitte ga nai.
There is no stamp on the letter.
葉書 に 切手 を 付けた。hagaki ni kitte wo tuketa.
I put a stamp on the postcard.
切手 を 封筒 に 貼りました。kitte wo huutou ni harimasita.
I pasted the stamp on the envelope.
彼 は 切手 を 集めるの が 趣味 です。kare ha kitte wo atumeruno ga syumi desu.
His hobby is collecting stamps.
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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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