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Breakdown of zisin
ground
地
The ground is where the soil chooses to be.
quake
震
As it's raining outside and you're shivering, you decided to stay inside to play Quake.
Usages of zisin
私 は 一度 も 地震 を 経験したこと が ない。watasi ha itido mo zisin wo keikensitakoto ga nai.
I have never experienced an earthquake. (not even once)
地震 が 起こった 時、 私 は 家 に いました。zisin ga okotta toki, watasi ha ie ni imasita.
When the earthquake happened, I was at home.
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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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