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サリーは
い
言
い
わけ
訳
をし
つづ
続
けて、
いぬ
犬
のせいにしました。
Sally continued to make excuses and blamed the dog.
Grammar and points of interest
verb stem + 続ける（つづける） verb stem + 続ける（つづける）
 
continue doing ~
サリーは言い訳をし続けて、犬のせいにしました。
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
サリーは言い訳をし続けて、犬のせいにしました。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
サリーは言い訳をし続けて、犬のせいにしました。
〜にする 〜にする
 
to make something ~; to decide on ~
サリーは言い訳をし続けて、犬のせいにしました。
をする vs する をする vs する
 
サリーは言い訳をし続けて、犬のせいにしました。
verb て form verb て form
 
and
サリーは言い訳をし続けて、犬のせいにしました。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
サリーは言い訳をし続けて、犬のせいにしました。
Conjugations and inflections
  し続けて is the te form of the 続ける form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
  しました is the polite past form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
サ リ ー 1
noun
sari
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い い わ け 0
1. excuse
2. explanation
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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い ぬ 2
noun
1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
2. snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)
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せ い 1
Most common form: 姓
noun
1. surname; family name
2. hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)  (see also: 姓; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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Kanji
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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訳
ヤク   translate; reason   わけ reason, explanation   
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尺
シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
続
ゾク   つづく to continue   つづける to carry on with   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
売
バイ   うる to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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士
シ   samurai
㓁
net
犬
ケン   いぬ dog   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丶
dot   
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