No. 1,301 in Japanese
玉ねぎ
Onion.
In a sentence
玉ねぎを切ってください。
Please cut the onion.
Here, 玉ねぎ is used as the direct object in a sentence, indicating the item to be acted upon.
玉ねぎは健康に良いです。
Onions are good for health.
In this sentence, 玉ねぎ is the subject and used to make a general statement about onions.
このスープには玉ねぎの味がします。
This soup has the flavor of onion.
玉ねぎ is used to describe the specific characteristic or ingredient influencing the soup.
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