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祖母

そぼ

(my) grandmother

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Examples

  1. 祖母は元気です。

    そぼはげんきです。

    My grandmother is well.

  2. 祖母は料理が上手です。

    そぼはりょうりがじょうずです。

    My grandmother is good at cooking.

  3. 去年、祖母の家へ行きました。

    きょねん、そぼのいえへいきました。

    Last year I went to my grandmother's house.

Common patterns

祖母の家
one's grandmother's house
祖母に会う
to meet one's grandmother
祖母と話す
to talk with one's grandmother

Memory tip

祖 (ancestor) + 母 (mother) = grandmother; swap 母 for 父 and you get 祖父, grandfather.

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