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その
ろうじん
老人
は
まご
孫
をお
とも
供
に
したが
従
えていた。
The old man was accompanied by his grandchild.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
その老人は孫をお供に従えていた。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
その老人は孫をお供に従えていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  従えていた is the past form of the progressive form of ichidan verb 従える   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ろ う じ ん 0
the aged; old person
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ま ご 2
Most common form: まご
noun
grandchild; grandson; granddaughter
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お と も 2
attendant; companion  (see also: 供)
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し た が え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be accompanied by
2. to subdue
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Kanji
老
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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耂
old
匕
さじ spoon   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
孫
ソン   まご grandchild   
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系
ケイ    system; lineage   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
糸
シ   いと thread   
孑
child   
供
キョウ   ク   そなえる to make an offering   とも servant, attendant   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
共
キョウ   とも together   
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艹
grass   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
従
ジュウ   ショウ   ジュ   したがう to obey   したがえる to be accompanied by   
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丷
eight
疋
ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
彳
step
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