DiarySep 17, 2026

夏休なつやすみの宿題しゅくだい

Saya shares her son's summer vacation homework: looking for summer constellations and finding Cygnus.

A summer vacation homework page about observing constellations

これは息子むすこの夏休なつやすみの宿題しゅくだいです📕

This is my son’s summer vacation homework.

夏なつの星座せいざを探さがしました。

I looked for a summer constellation.

はくちょう座ざを見みつけました⭐️

I found Cygnus.

夏休なつやすみは宿題しゅくだいが多おおくて大変たいへんです。

There is a lot of homework during summer vacation, so it’s tough.

みなさんの国くにには、夏休なつやすみの宿題しゅくだいがありますか？

Do students in your country have summer vacation homework?

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「探さがす」 describes looking for something. 「見みつける」 describes successfully finding it. Notice how the two verbs move the diary from the search to the discovery.

Today's Words

夏休なつやすみsummer vacation
宿題しゅくだいhomework
星座せいざconstellation
見みつけるto find

What You Can Practice

「〜ました」 describes a completed action politely. 「探さがしました」 means “looked for,” and 「見みつけました」 means “found.”
The て-form of an i-adjective can connect a reason to a result: 「多おおくて大変たいへんです」 means “there is a lot, so it is tough” here.