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Breakdown of (o)baasan
grandma
婆
You see someone riding the waves. It's a woman. It's your grandma!
Usages of (o)baasan
お婆さん の 家 は 山 の 中 に ある。obaasan no ie ha yama no naka ni aru.
Grandmother's house is in the mountains.
彼 の お婆さん は 九十歳 です。kare no obaasan ha kyuuzyussai desu.
His grandmother is 90 years old.
父方 の お婆さん は 海外 で 生まれました。titikata no obaasan ha kaigai de umaremasita.
My paternal grandmother was born overseas.
おばあさん を 訪ねる ため に 病院 に 行きました。obaasan wo tazuneru tame ni byouin ni ikimasita.
I went to the hospital to visit my grandmother.
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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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