How to Say ‘I read them all.’ in Japanese
全部読みました。
zenbu yomi mashi ta
[ZEN-boo YOH-mee mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: 全部 (zenbu) "all of it" sits right before the verb without any extra particle, just like an English adverb. Also 全部食べました "I ate it all".
Phrase Breakdown
全部
zenbu
[ZEN-boo]
all; everything
A noun or adverb meaning the whole of something, with nothing left out.
宿題を全部やりました。
I did all my homework.
読み
yomi
[YOH-mee]
read
Stem of 読む 'to read', used before ます forms.
本を読みます。
I read a book.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.
昨日は多くのことを学びました。
I learned many things yesterday.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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