In Japanese, "dirty" is 汚れた (Yogoreta). It is a adjective.
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汚れた is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as Yogoreta, it sounds roughly like "yoh-goh-reh-tah" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steam汚れた is romanised as Yogoreta. Say it roughly like "yoh-goh-reh-tah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
汚れた is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
汚れた is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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