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あめ
雨
が
しょうご
正午
まえ
前
にはやむよう
いの
祈
っていたのですが。
We had hoped that the rain would stop before noon.
Grammar and points of interest
には, では, とは には, では, とは
 
emphasis
雨が正午前にはやむよう祈っていたのですが。
X は Y です X は Y です
 
X is Y
雨が正午前にはやむよう祈っていたのですが。
〜んです／〜のです 〜んです／〜のです
 
emphasize or soften a phrase
雨が正午前にはやむよう祈っていたのですが。
〜前（まえ）に 〜前（まえ）に
 
before
雨が正午前にはやむよう祈っていたのですが。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
雨が正午前にはやむよう祈っていたのですが。
Conjugations and inflections
  やむ is the plain form of 'mu' godan verb やむ   ALL INFLECTIONS
  祈っていた is the past form of the progressive form of 'ru' godan verb 祈る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
あ め 1
noun
rain
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し ょ う ご 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
noon; mid-day
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ま え 1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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や む 1
Most common form: 病む
to fall ill; to be ill
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よ う 1
Most common form: 陽
noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: 陰)
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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い の る 2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pray; to wish
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Kanji
雨
ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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正
セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただす to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
午
ゴ    noon   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
干
カン   dry; drying frame   ひる to get dry   ほす to dry (something), to air   
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前
ゼン   まえ before   
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刖
the body part and the sword
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⺼
ニク body part   
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
䒑
grass   
祈
キ   いのる to pray   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
礻
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
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