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wash
洗う
あらう
arau
wash
verb
男の子が皿を洗った。
おとこのこがさらをあらった。
Otoko no ko ga sara o aratta.
The boy washed the dishes.
男の子が流しで皿を洗う
おとこのこがながしでさらをあらう
Otoko no ko ga nagashi de sara o arau.
The boy washes the dishes in the sink.
男の子が流しで皿を洗った。
おとこのこがながしでさらをあらった。
Otoko no ko ga nagashi de sara o aratta.
The boy washed the dishes in the sink.
女の子が流しで顔を洗っている。
おんなのこがながしでかおをあらっている。
Onna no ko ga nagashi de kao o aratte iru.
The girl is washing her face in the sink.
男の子が皿を洗う。
おとこのこがさらをあらう。
Otoko no ko ga sara o arau.
The boy washes the dishes.
女の子が顔を洗った。
おんなのこがかおをあらった。
Onna no ko ga kao o aratta.
The girl washed her face.
夕食の前に手を洗いなさい。
ゆうしょくのまえにてをあらいなさい。
Yūshoku no mae ni te o arainasai.
Wash your hands before dinner.
その女性は顔を洗っている。
そのじょせいはかおをあらっている。
Sono josei wa kao o aratte iru.
The woman is washing her face.
女の子が顔を洗っている。
おんなのこがかおをあらっている。
Onna no ko ga kao o aratte iru.
The girl is washing her face.
男の子が皿を洗っている。
おとこのこがさらをあらっている。
Otoko no ko ga sara o aratte iru.
The boy is washing the dishes.
皿を洗う
さらをあらう
sara o arau
wash a dish
顔を洗う
かおをあらう
kao o arau
wash one's face
手を洗う
てをあらう
te o arau
wash one's hands

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