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しかし
みず
れている
もの
おそ
わって
みず
についてほとんどわからない
どうよう
同様
そんなこと
って
なに
かた
っている
ことはならないである
That, however, tells you just about as much as you would know about water if you were told that it was wet.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2 1
conjunction
however; but  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)  (see also: ; み is generally used in compounds)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
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0 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get wet
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3 2 0
noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be taught (by); to learn from
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expression
1. about; concerning; regarding  (see also: につきまして; often written with kana only)
2. per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every  (often written with kana only)
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2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost  (often written with kana only)
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2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow  (often written with kana only)
2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out  (often written with kana only)
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0
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
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0
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
2. to recite; to chant
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particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
スイ   みず water   
ぬれ to get wet   
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ジュ    need, demand   
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ジ   しか and then, moreover   
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フ   あめ rain   
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スイ   みず water   
キョウ   おしえる to teach   おそわる to be taught   
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コウ    filial piety   
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old
シ   ス   こ child   
ぼく strike   
ドウ   おな same   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
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