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Breakdown of hiru
daytime
昼
The Japanese foot marches from dawn through the daytime.
Usages of hiru
昼 に サンドイッチ を 食べます。hiru ni sandoitti wo tabemasu.
I eat a sandwich at noon.
明日 の 昼、 会いましょう。asita no hiru, aimasyou.
Let's meet tomorrow at noon.
昼ご飯hirugohan
lunch
明日 の 昼 ごろ に 電話します。asita no hiru goro ni denwasimasu.
I’ll call you around noon tomorrow.
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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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