No. 4,099 in Japanese
ボールペン
Ballpoint pen.
In a sentence
私は赤いボールペンを使って書きます。
I write using a red ballpoint pen.
Here, 「ボールペン」 (ballpoint pen) is used to specify the object employed in an action (writing).
机の上にボールペンがあります。
There is a ballpoint pen on the desk.
In this sentence, 「ボールペン」 represents the subject of the existence statement (an item that is present on the desk).
彼女は私に素敵なボールペンをくれました。
She gave me a nice ballpoint pen.
Here, 「ボールペン」 acts as the item being transferred or gifted from one person to another.
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