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そのメロンをきって６
とうぶん
等分
しなさい。
Cut the melon into six equal pieces.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
そのメロンをきって６等分しなさい。
verb potential form verb potential form
 
ability to do; can / cannot do
そのメロンをきって６等分しなさい。
verb volitional form + とする verb volitional form + とする
 
try to do
そのメロンをきって６等分しなさい。
する vs なさる vs いたす する vs なさる vs いたす
 
そのメロンをきって６等分しなさい。
verb stem + なさい verb stem + なさい
 
'request' imperative
そのメロンをきって６等分しなさい。
Conjugations and inflections
  なされようとしなさい is the なさい imperative form of the ようとする form of the potential form of irregular godan verb 'aru' なさる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
メ ロ ン 1
noun
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)  (see also: マスクメロン)
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き っ て 0
Most common form: 切手
noun
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
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ろ く 1
Most common form: 六
numeric
six  (陸 is used in legal documents)
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と う ぶ ん 0
noun, 'suru' verb, suffix
division into equal parts
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な さ る 2
irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to do  (honorific; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
等
トウ   ひとしい equal, similar   
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⺮
bamboo
寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
分
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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刀
トウ   かたな sword   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
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