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パパの
めんぜん
面前
では
なに
何
も
い
言
えなかった。
I could say nothing in my dad's presence.
Grammar and points of interest
には, では, とは には, では, とは
 
emphasis
パパの面前では何も言えなかった。
particle も + negative verb particle も + negative verb
 
not at all, never, nowhere etc
パパの面前では何も言えなかった。
Conjugations and inflections
  言えなかった is the past negative form of ichidan verb 言える   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
パ パ 1
noun
Papa
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め ん ぜ ん 0 め ん ぜ ん 3
noun
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
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な に 1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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い え る 0
to be possible to say; to be able to say  (see also: 言う; often as ...と言える)
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Kanji
面
メン   おもて mask, features, surface   おも surface   つら face   
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百
ヒャク    hundred; 100   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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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   
何
カ   なに    なん what?   
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可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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亅
hook
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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