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N5 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

()to keep (a pet or other animal), to have, to own, to raise, to rear, to feed

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to keep (a pet or other animal), to have, to own, to raise, to rear, to feed

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    飼う 【かう】

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      (ねこ)二匹(にひき)()

      I will raise two cats.

      • N5

      あなた(なに)()っていますか?

      Do you have any pets?

      • N5

      担任(たんにん)先生(せんせい)が「(わたし)(いぬ)()っている」って()っていたよ。

      My homeroom teacher said, 'I have a dog.'

      • N5

      (ぼく)将来(しょうらい)(ゆめ)は、(おお)きな(いえ)(おお)きな(いぬ)()ことです。

      My dream is to have a big dog in a big house.

      • N5

      (わたし)()なら(ねこ)より(いぬ)(ほう)()いです。

      If I were to have a pet, I would rather have a dog than a cat.

      • N4
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