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You poke a tortoise's shell with a stick. The tortoise begins to speak humbly to you.
Breakdown of speak humbly
line; stick
丨 component
shell
甲
There's a line of shells showing the way to the rice paddy.
Usages of speak humbly
申し上げるmousiageru
to say (humbly); to offer (words) (humbly)
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“How do verb conjugations work in Japanese?”
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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