No. 1,985 in Japanese
らい
"らい" (rai) can mean "next" or "coming," often used in contexts like "next week" (来週, raishū).
In a sentence
来週は忙しいです。
Next week is busy.
Here, 'らい' is part of '来週' (raishuu), meaning 'next week', indicating time.
本を借りたい場合、図書館に来られます。
If you want to borrow the book, you can come to the library.
In this sentence, 'らい' appears in '来られる' (korareru), which is a potential form of '来る' (kuru, to come), showing possibility.
未来について話しましょう。
Let's talk about the future.
'らい' is part of '未来' (mirai), meaning 'future', referring to time to come.
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