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Learn Japanese: hurui - old

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hurui

Word

古ふるいhurui

Meaning

old

Part of speech

i-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Linking adjectives together

Breakdown of hurui

Old people talk as if they have ten mouths.

Usages of hurui

ジョン　さん　は　家いえ　が　古ふるくて、　公こう園えん　の　近ちかく　です。zyon san ha ie ga hurukute, kouen no tikaku desu.

Jon's house is old and near the park.

私わたし　の　時と計けい　は　高たかくて　古ふるい　です。watasi no tokei ha takakute hurui desu.

My watch is expensive and old.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

父ちち　は　古ふるい　手て紙がみ　を　見みつけた。titi ha hurui tegami wo mituketa.

My father found an old letter.

彼かれ　は　私わたし　の　古ふるい　友ゆう人じん　です。kare ha watasi no hurui yuuzin desu.

He is an old friend of mine.

この　家いえ　の　作つくり　は　古ふるい。kono ie no tukuri ha hurui.

This house's structure is old.

古ふるい　マッチ箱ばこ　を　見みつけました。hurui mattibako wo mitukemasita.

I found an old matchbox.

The h-sound in 箱はこ changes into a b-sound because of rendaku, an irregular phenomenon where the initial letter of the second part of a compound word can become voiced.

京きょう都と　は　古ふるい　都みやこ　です。kyouto ha hurui miyako desu.

Kyoto is an ancient capital.

彼かの女じょ　は　古ふるい　時じ代だい　の　音おん楽がく　が　好すき　です。kanozyo ha hurui zidai no ongaku ga suki desu.

She likes music from the old days.

古ふるい　本ほん　の　匂におい　が　好すき　です。hurui hon no nioi ga suki desu.

I like the scent of old books.

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