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Breakdown of sonna hanasi wo kiitakoto ga nai.
をwo
direct object particle
聞くkiku
to listen; to hear
話hanasi
story; talk
〜こと が ある〜koto ga aru
to have done (before)
そんなsonna
like that, (referring to something close to the listener or something mentioned in the conversation)
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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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