Kanshudo Example: 父は私に、昨日訪ねてきたのは誰なのか聞きました。 - Kanshudo

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は

に、

ねてきたのは

なのか

きました。

My father asked me who had visited him the day before.

Grammar and points of interest

ちち and おとうさんちち and おとうさん

父は私に、昨日訪ねてきたのは誰なのか聞きました。

〜のか〜のか

embedded question / expressing doubt

父は私に、昨日訪ねてきたのは誰なのか聞きました。

particle か particle か

embedded / indirect questions

父は私に、昨日訪ねてきたのは誰なのか聞きました。

particle に particle に

an overview of the uses of に

父は私に、昨日訪ねてきたのは誰なのか聞きました。

Conjugations and inflections

訪ねてきた is the past form of the てくる form of ichidan verb 訪ねる ALL INFLECTIONS

聞きました is the polite past form of 'ku' godan verb 聞く ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

noun

father (see also: 母; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)

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pronoun, 'no' adjective

1. I; me

noun, 'no' adjective

2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)

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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)

yesterday

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ねる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

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pronoun, 'no' adjective

who

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く

'ku' godan verb, transitive verb

1. to hear

2. to listen (e.g. to music) (usu. 聴く)

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Kanji

父

フちち father

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ハ

katakana 'ha'; eight

乂

crossed swords

私

シわたくしわたし I, myself

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厶

ム private

禾

grain

昨

サク yesterday

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乍

ながらも although -ながら while

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𠂉

ジンニンひと man

二

ニふたつふた two

丨

stick

日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

訪

ホウたずねる to visit おとずれる to ask, to visit

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方

ホウかた way, direction

言

ゲンゴン say; word こと word, saying いう to say

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一

イチイツひとつひと- one

口

コウクくち mouth

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誰

だれ who

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隹

little bird

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聞

ブンモンきく to listen, to hear きこえる to be heard

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耳

ジみみ ear

門

モンかど gate

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