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もしも
かみ
そんざい
存在
しない
ならば
かみ
つく
ひつよう
必要
あろ
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
if  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
1. god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
noun, noun (prefix)
2. incredible; fantastic  (also written ネ申; slang)
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0
existence; being
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1
Most common form: なら
auxiliary
1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that  (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
2. as for; on the topic of
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4 0
Most common form: 作り出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops)
2. to invent; to dream up; to create
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0
1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable  (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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Kanji
シン   ジン   かみ    かん-    こう- god   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
シン   もう to say   
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stick   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ソン   ゾン    suppose   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
シ   ス   こ child   
ザイ   あ to exist   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ゾウ   つく to build, to produce   
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コク   つげる to announce   
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whereupon by the ground
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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move
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
ヒツ   かなら certainly, invariably   
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シン   こころ heart   
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
west
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