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- desu（です） - akai desu（赤いです） - it is red（complement）
- arimasu（あります） - koko ni arimasu（ここにあります） - it is here（inanimate existence）
- imasu（います） - koko ni imasu（ここにいます） - he is here（animate existence）
[edit] Basic verbs
Kanji is not commonly used for the verb below
Kanji is not commonly used for the verb below
| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 来る |
くる |
to come |
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Reading |
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| 行く |
いく |
to go |
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| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 食べる |
たべる |
to eat |
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| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 飲む |
のむ |
to drink |
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| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 話す |
はなす |
to say |
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| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 読む |
よむ |
to read |
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| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 書く |
かく |
to write |
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| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 聞く |
きく |
to listen |
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| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 持つ |
もつ |
to have |
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| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 待つ |
まつ |
to wait |
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| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 見る |
みる |
to see |
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| Word |
Meaning |
| わかる |
to understand |
| Word |
Reading |
Meaning |
| 買う |
かう |
to buy |
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