Japanese

Meaning: and (used for alternating actions)
Part of Speech: Auxiliary verb, Particle

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present たない
Polite ちます ちません
Past った たなかった
Polite + Past ちました ちませんでした
Te-form って たなくて
Potential てる てない
Passive たれる たれない
Causative たせる たせない
Causative + Passive たされる たされない
Imperative つな

Handwriting

つ

Example sentences

He was pacing back and forth in the room.
二つの部屋は薄い壁で隔てられている。
The two rooms are separated by a thin wall.
その昔、人々は海を越えて遠つ国へと旅立った。
Long ago, people crossed the sea and set off for distant lands.
太陽系には八つのわくせいが存在する
Eight planets exist in the solar system.

Usage Notes

In modern Japanese, it is primarily used in the pattern '...tsu ...tsu' to describe alternating or repetitive actions.

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