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そのかわいそうな
ひとびと
人々
は
ざんにん
残忍
な
どくさいしゃ
独裁者
のなすがままだった。
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
Grammar and points of interest
〜のか 〜のか
 
embedded question / expressing doubt
そのかわいそうな人々は残忍な独裁者のなすがままだった。
Conjugations and inflections
  かわいそうな is the inflected form of 'na' adjective かわいそう   ALL INFLECTIONS
  残忍な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 残忍   ALL INFLECTIONS
  だった is the past form of copula だ   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か わ い そ う 4
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful  (often written with kana only)
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ひ と び と 2
Most common form: 人人
each person; people; men and women; everybody
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ざ ん に ん 0
Most common form: 惨忍
cruelty; atrocity; brutality
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ど く さ い し ゃ 3
noun
dictator; despot
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expression
at someone's (something's) mercy
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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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Kanji
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
々
(kanji repetition symbol)   
残
ザン   のこる to remain behind   のこす to leave behind   
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㦮
three spears
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戈
tasseled spear
三
サン   み    みっつ three   
歹
death
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
忍
ニン   しのぶ to endure; lie hidden   しのばせる to conceal   
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刃
ジン   は blade   
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丶
dot   
刀
トウ   かたな sword   
心
シン   こころ heart   
独
ドク   ひとり alone   
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犭
ケン   いぬ dog   
虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
裁
サイ   さばく to pass judgment, pass judgement   たつ to cut (cloth etc.)   
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ten spears
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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衣
イ   ころも clothes   
者
シャ   もの person, someone   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
耂
old
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