今日のことば
Word of the Day: July 18, 2018
虎
noun | とら
MEANING: tiger (tora)
EXAMPLE SENTENCE:
その寺には、虎の屏風がありました。
そのてらには、とらのびょうぶがありました。
In that temple, there is a folding screen with a painted tiger on it.(sono tera niwa, tora no byoubu ga arimashita.)
NOTES:
[that; temple; in; tiger; ‘s; folding screen; exists] To learn more about byoubu screens, click here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By%C5%8Dbu
VOCABULARY:
その that
寺 【てら】 temple
に at; は (topic marker pronounced “wa”)
虎 【とら】 tiger
の (possessive marker)
屏風 【びょうぶ】 folding screen
が (particle that often marks subject)
ありました existed; was
その that
寺 【てら】 temple
に at; は (topic marker pronounced “wa”)
虎 【とら】 tiger
の (possessive marker)
屏風 【びょうぶ】 folding screen
が (particle that often marks subject)
ありました existed; was
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