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[Place] に なに/だれ が ありますか/いますか。
[Place] に なに/だれ が ありますか/いますか。 — What/Who is at the place? (Use 'arimasu ka' for things, 'imasu ka' for people/animals).
Read →[Person/Animal] は [Place] に います。
[Person/Animal] は [Place] に います。 — The person/animal (living) is at a place.
Read →[Thing] は [Place] に あります。
[Thing] は [Place] に あります。 — The thing (non-living) is at a place.
Read →[Place] に [Person/Animal] が います。
[Place] に [Person/Animal] が います。 — There is a person/animal (living) at a place.
Read →[Place] に [Thing] が あります。
[Place] に [Thing] が あります。 — There is a thing (non-living) at a place.
Read →AはBが好きです
AはBが好きです — A likes B. (Used to express likes.)
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AはB歳です
AはB歳です — A is B years old. (Used to state age.)
Read →Aからきました
Aからきました — I came from A. (Used to state one's origin.)
Read →AはBじゃありません
AはBじゃありません — A is not B. (Negative form of 'AはBです'.)
Read →AはBです
AはBです — A is B. (Used for stating identity or characteristics.)
Read →~か
~か — Question marker. Turns a statement into a yes/no question.
Read →~も
~も — Also, too. Replaces は to indicate 'also'.
Read →~さん
~さん — Mr./Mrs./Ms. A polite name suffix added to someone else's name.
Read →AはBじゃありません
AはBじゃありません — A is not B. The negative form of 'AはBです'.
Read →AはBです
AはBです — A is B. Used for identification and stating what something is.
Read →かきました
かきました — wrote (polite past)
Read →ききません
ききません — do not listen (polite negative)
Read →かきますか
かきますか — Do you write? (question)
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