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mēru メール email; text message
Rain ライン Line
Feisubukku フェイスブック Facebook

Tsuittā ツイッター Twitter

Yūchūbu ユーチューブ YouTube
Insuta(guramu) インスタ(グラム) Instagram

manga まんが comics
anime アニメ animation

shinbun 新聞 newspaper
zasshi 雑誌 magazine

hon 本 book
terebi テレビ TV

nyūsu ニュース news
Netto ネット Internet

gēmu ゲーム game
shashin 写真 photography

bideo ビデオ video
eiga 映画 movie

dōga 動画 video (on Internet)

GRAMMAR NOTE Verb Predicates
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A Japanese verb ends in -masu, -masen, – mashita and -masen deshita. A Non-
past verb refers to an act that is performed regularly or will be performed in the
future. It does NOT refer to an act that is currently being performed. See below

for how a statement like Wakarimasu “I understand” is changed.

Tense Affirmative Negative
Non- Wakarimasu. I understand. Wakarimasen. I don’t
past understand.

Past Wakarimashita. I understood. Wakarimasen I didn’t
deshita. understand.