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よんだ info.

### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word
To remember "よんだ (yonda)", you might associate it with "Yonder," imagining someone reading something far yonder or far away. This can help bridge the sound and action.

### Explanations
"よんだ (yonda)" is the past tense form of the verb "読む (よむ, yomu)" which means "to read".

### Other Words That Mean the Same Thing
– 読書した (dokusho a) – means "read" in the sense of having read a book or engaging in reading as a hobby.
– わかった (wakatta) – can also mean "understood", often implied through reading.

### Different Conjugations
– Infinitive (dictionary form): 読む (よむ, yomu) – to read
– Present/Future (formal): 読みます (よみます, yomimasu) – reads/will read
– Present/Future (informal): 読む (よむ, yomu) – reads/will read
– Past (formal): 読みました (よみました, yomimaa) – read (formal)
– Past (informal): 読んだ (よんだ, yonda) – read
– Negative (present/future, informal): 読まない (よまない, yomanai) – does not read/will not read
– Negative (past, informal): 読まなかった (よまなかった, yomanakatta) – did not read
– Te-form: 読んで (よんで, yonde) – reading, used in continuous forms or to make requests

### Examples of Sentences
– 昨日本を読んだ。 (きのう ほん を よんだ。Kinoo hon o yonda.) – I read a book yesterday.
– 子供たちは教室で本を読んだ。 (こどもたち は きょうしつ で ほん を よんだ。Kodomotachi wa kyousu de hon o yonda.) – The children read books in the classroom.
– 彼は駅で新聞を読んだ。 (かれ は えき で しんぶん を よんだ。Kare wa eki de shinbun o yonda.) – He read the newspaper at the station.
– この小説を読んだことがありますか？ (この しょうせつ を よんだ こと が あります か？Kono shousetsu o yonda koto ga arimasu ka?) – Have you read this novel before?
– 彼女は夜遅くまで本を読んだ。 (かのじょ は よる おそく まで ほん を よんだ。Kanojo wa yoru osoku made hon o yonda.) – She read a book until late at night.

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