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July 26

  Hito no ashi o fumu.

Step on someone's foot.

Vocabulary / Expressions

hito
people
ashi
foot
fumu
踏む
to step on

Notes

"O (を)" is a particle which marks an object. "To have your foot stepped on by somebody" is "dareka ni ashi o fumareru (誰かに足を踏まれる)". 

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