japanese · Places & Movement · Lesson 31
Past Locations (Polite)
Talking about where things or people were in the past using polite forms, including religious and home locations.
You're recounting your weekend trip to a friend. They ask where the famous temple was, and you also mention that you stopped at an 'o-tearai' (restroom) near the shrine.
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church
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
temple (Buddhist)
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
shrine (Shinto)
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
toilet / restroom
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
restroom (polite)
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
to stop
Group 1 verb
The most common verb type. The ending sound changes depending on how you use it — like how 飲む (drink) becomes 飲みます in polite speech.
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was (polite past)
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