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Breakdown of kare ga kaeruno wo matte imasu.
がga
subject particle
いるiru
to exist; to stay; to have (used for living beings)
をwo
direct object particle
彼kare
he
待つmatu
to wait
帰るkaeru
to return
のno
verb nominalizer
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“How do verb conjugations work in Japanese?”
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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