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その
しょうねん
少年
おも
ソファー
うご
かそう
としただめだった
The boy tried to move the heavy sofa in vain.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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0
1. heavy; weighty; massive  (opposite: 軽い)
2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
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1
Most common form: ソファ
noun
sofa; couch
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3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
2. to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
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1. to try to ...; to be about to do ...  (after the volitional form of verb)
2. to decide to ...  (after the dictionary form of verb)
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2
Most common form: ダメ
1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken  (often written with kana only)
2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless  (often written with kana only)
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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 after certain verb forms)
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Kanji
ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
ドウ   うご to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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