About this episode

This episode teaches the Japanese verb that means 'to be' or 'to exist' when referring to a person or other animate object.

learn the Japanese verb that means "to be" or "to exist" when referring to a person or other animate object

Topics covered

• Japanese language
• verbs
• existence
• animate objects
• learning Japanese

Keywords

• Japanese verb
• to be
• exist
• animate object
• language learning

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