駅 が 遠ければ、 タクシー を 使います。eki ga tookereba, takusii wo tukaimasu.
If the station is far, I'll use a taxi.
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Breakdown of eki ga tookereba, takusii wo tukaimasu.
がga
subject particle
をwo
direct object particle
タクシーtakusii
taxi
駅eki
station
使うtukau
to use
遠いtooi
far, distant
〜ば〜ba
if
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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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