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Example sentences tagged “present simple”

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The stew was not half bad.

シチューは決して悪い味ではなかった。

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The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

太陽は東から昇り、西へ沈む。

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Christmas is only two weeks off.

クリスマスはほんの2週間先です。

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This cloth feels like velvet.

この布はビロードのような手ざわりがする。

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Mistakes like these are easily overlooked.

この手のミスは見過ごされがちだ。

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His new novel is worth reading.

彼の新しい小説は読んでみる価値がある。

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