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どうしてもそれがどこだったか
おも
思
い
だ
出
せない。
I cannot for the life of me remember where it was.
Grammar and points of interest
どうしても〜 どうしても〜
 
no matter what, by all means, at any cost
どうしてもそれがどこだったか思い出せない。
particle か particle か
 
embedded / indirect questions
どうしてもそれがどこだったか思い出せない。
Conjugations and inflections
  だった is the past form of copula だ   ALL INFLECTIONS
  思い出せない is the potential negative form of 'su' godan verb 思い出す   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ど う し て も 4 ど う し て も 1
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely  (often written with kana only)
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1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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ど こ 1
1. where; what place  (see also: 此処, 其処, 彼処; often written with kana only)
2. how much (long, far); what extent  (see also: 何れ程)
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だ
だ 0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: た; た after certain verb forms)
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お も い だ す 4 お も い だ す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to recall; to remember; to recollect
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Kanji
思
シ   おもう to think   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
田
デン   た rice field   
出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
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