No. 2,625 in Japanese
撮り
"撮り" means "taking a photo or video."
In a sentence
写真を撮りましょう。
Let's take a photo.
In this sentence, '撮り' is the stem form of the verb '撮る,' used here in the context of taking a photograph.
彼は野鳥の写真を撮り続けています。
He continues to take photos of wild birds.
Here, '撮り' connects with '続けています,' forming a compound verb indicating the continuation of taking photos.
撮りたかった映画がもう一度上映されます。
The movie I wanted to film will screen again.
'撮り' is used in its stem form in combination with auxiliary endings to indicate the desire to film a movie.
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