In Japanese, "clear up" is 片付ける (katazukeru). It is a verb pronounced "kah-tah-zoo-keh-roo".
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片付ける is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as katazukeru, it sounds roughly like "kah-tah-zoo-keh-roo" to an English ear.
子供たちは片付けますのが楽しそうです。
Kodomotachi wa katazukemasu no ga tanoshisou desu.
The children seem to enjoy clear uping.
片付ける means to clear up in Japanese. This is an everyday verb that learners encounter early. Mastering its masu form (片付けます) and te-form opens up many sentence patterns.
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Buy on Steam片付ける is romanised as katazukeru. Say it roughly like "kah-tah-zoo-keh-roo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
片付ける is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.
片付ける is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
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