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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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～時に～ますか
～時に～ますか — Do you [verb] at [time]?
Read →～は～時です
～は～時です — As for [topic], it is at [time].
Read →～から～まで
～から～まで — From [time/event] until [time/event].
Read →～時に～ます
～時に～ます — To do [verb] at [time].
Read →～時～分です
～時～分です — It is [hour] o'clock and [minute] minutes.
Read →Special case: いい → よい
Special case: いい → よい — To conjugate the adjective 'good/いい' into past and negative forms, you must use its base form 'よい'.
Read →い-adjective (past, negative)
い-adjective (past, negative) — To state that something was not [adjective].
Read →い-adjective (present, negative)
い-adjective (present, negative) — To state that something is not [adjective].
Read →い-adjective (past, affirmative)
い-adjective (past, affirmative) — To state that something was [adjective].
Read →い-adjective (present, affirmative)
い-adjective (present, affirmative) — To state that something is [adjective].
Read →Negating い-adjective vs な-adjective
Negating い-adjective vs な-adjective — To say something is not [adjective]. For い-adjectives, replace い with くないです (e.g., たかくないです). For な-adjectives, add じゃないです (e.g., きれいじゃないです).
Read →な-adjective present affirmative
な-adjective present affirmative — To state that something is [な-adjective]. Use です in polite speech (e.g., きれいです - it is beautiful).
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