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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.)
Read →Grammar lessons
い-adjective present affirmative
い-adjective present affirmative — To state that something is [adjective] (e.g., たかいです - it is expensive).
Read →な-adjective + noun
な-adjective + noun — Describes a noun by adding な after a な-adjective (e.g., しずかなひと - quiet person).
Read →い-adjective + noun
い-adjective + noun — Describes a noun directly with an い-adjective (e.g., あついコーヒー - hot coffee).
Read →Noun の となり
Noun の となり — Next to/beside the location
Read →Noun の なか
Noun の なか — Inside the location
Read →Noun の した
Noun の した — Under/below the location
Read →Noun の うえ
Noun の うえ — On top of/above the location
Read →Noun1 の Noun2
Noun1 の Noun2 — Object located at/in/on the location (e.g., つくえのうえ - on the desk)
Read →だれですか？
だれですか？ — Who is it? (Question word for 'who')
Read →これは何ですか？
これは何ですか？ — What is this/that/that over there? (Ko-So-A-Do + question word)
Read →どこですか？
どこですか？ — Where is it? (Question word for 'where')
Read →何ですか？
何ですか？ — What is it? (Question word for 'what')
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