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その
ろうじん
老人
はふと
た
立
ち
ど
止
まって
ふ
振
り
かえ
返
った。
The old man stopped suddenly and looked back.
Grammar and points of interest
verb て form verb て form
 
and
その老人はふと立ち止まって振り返った。
Conjugations and inflections
  立ち止まって is the te form of 'ru' godan verb 立ち止まる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  振り返った is the past form of 'ru' godan verb 振り返る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ろ う じ ん 0
the aged; old person
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ふ と 0 ふ と 1
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally  (often written with kana only)
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た ち ど ま る 0 た ち ど ま る 4
to stop; to halt; to stand still
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ふ り か え る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
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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   
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
振
シン   ふる    ふれる to wield, swing, wave   ふるう to wield, swing; prosper   
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辰
シン   たつ dragon; 7-9 am   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
厂
cliff
扌
hand
返
ヘン   かえる to return, to come back   かえす to return (something)   
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反
ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そる to be warped, curved   
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又
また again   
⻌
move
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