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りす

squirrel

risu

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りすsquirrelはどんぐりacornが好(す)きlike

Squirrels like acorns

How it works

好き(すき) (like) works differently from the English verb “like”: it’s really an adjective meaning “liked/pleasing.” So the thing that is liked gets marked by が (subject), not by an object particle. は (topic) sets up who we’re talking about (りす (squirrel)), and が (subject) points to what pleases them (どんぐり (acorns)). Literally: “as for squirrels, acorns are pleasing.” No copula needed, so it stays plain and casual.

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