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Japanese and English Exercises.

1. Watakusi no oji wa wakō gozarimasu. 2. Anata wa kore wo motteimasu ka. 3. Watakusi wa sore wo motteimasu. 4. Watakusi wa ōkina ki wo mimasita. 5. Anata wa sakuzitu kireina hana wo mimasita ka. 6. Watakusi wa konniti sore wo mimasita. 7. Anatagata wa kono hana wo motteimasita ka. 8. Watakusi wa sore wo motteimasita. 9. Kono ko wa tokei wo usinaimasita. 10. Watakusi wa binbōni gozarimasu. 11. Anata wa konniti binbona hito wo mimasita ka.

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1. I have seen my uncle. 2. Have you seen beautiful flowers? 3. We have seen large trees. 4. That person is poor. 5. My uncle is young. 6. We have lost a watch. 7. We have seen your friends. 8. We went to your house. 9. Have you a garden? 10. We have gardens. 11. I sent a letter to my brother to-day. 12. You received a letter from your father this morning.

XXXI.

Yorimo or yori, more than.

Yorimo ōkiwu, or ōkina,[1] larger than. Watakusi no, mine.
Anata no, yours.
Yorimo tisana, or tisō, smaller than. Watakusi domo no, ours.
Anatagata no, yours.

Watakusi no niwa wa anata no yori mo ōkiwu gozarimasu, my garden is larger than yours.