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I dont understand the difference between the dictionary form of a word, and the Present affirmative of a word.
For example my book uses the sentence
テレビを見ます。
Why not use the Dictionary form 見る instead of 見ます?
I dont understand the difference between the dictionary form of a word, and the Present affirmative of a word.
For example my book uses the sentence
テレビを見ます。
Why not use the Dictionary form 見る instead of 見ます?
For example my book uses the sentence
テレビを見ます。
Why not use the Dictionary form 見る instead of 見ます?
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テレビを見る is also okay.
テレビを見ます ia a honorific expression, and テレビを見る is a standard expression.
When you talk to close people, you can use a standard expression. When you talk to other people, you should use a honorific expression.
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