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いらっしゃいませ。Welcome.
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新しい本を読みます。
I read a new book.
Usage
「新しい」 describes 「本」: it is a new book.
Grammar breakdown
読む → 読み ＋ ます
「読みます」 is the polite form of 「読む」. 「を」 marks what is being read.What you can do with Maho
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自転車bicycle
新しいnew
海seaNatural Japanese pronunciation
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新しい本を読みます。
How is 「を」 used here?
ま「を」 marks the object of an action. Here, what you read is 「本」.
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いらっしゃいませ。
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新しい本を読みます。
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いらっしゃいませ。
Welcome.
Vocabulary and readingsいらっしゃいませ i ra sh sha i ma sewelcome
Grammar and usage
An expression derived from the honorific verb 「いらっしゃる」, used to welcome customers to shops and restaurants.
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N5 · Vocabulary自転車じてんしゃ · ji te-n shabicycle
自転車じてんしゃ · ji te-n shabicycle自転車で行きます。I go by bicycle.
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水だけ飲みました。I drank only water.
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新しい。New.Press play to hear natural Japanese pronunciation.
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Current sentence新しい本を読みます。I read a new book.
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How is 「を」 used here?
「を」 marks the object of an action. The action is reading and its object is 「本」, so we say 「本を読みます」.
新しい あたらしい · a ta ra shi inew
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