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Lesson 5
Saying how you studied Japanese
ラジオで勉強しました
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Key Phrase
To make a verb past tense, change the "-masu" ending to "-mashita". "勉強します" (to study) becomes "勉強しました" (studied).
The particle "で" can also indicate the means or method by which an action is performed.
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Yuki
タムさん、日本語が上手ですね。どうやって勉強しましたか。
Tamu-san, Nihongo ga jōzu desu ne. Dōyatte benkyō shimashita ka.
Tam, your Japanese is very good. How did you study?
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Tam
ラジオで勉強しました。
Rajio de benkyō shimashita.
I studied by listening to the radio.