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いぬ
たち
達
は
つき
月
に
む
向
かって
とおぼ
遠吠
えしていた。
The dogs were howling at the moon.
Grammar and points of interest
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
いぬ達は月に向かって遠吠えしていた。
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particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
いぬ達は月に向かって遠吠えしていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  向かって is the te form of 'u' godan verb 向かう   ALL INFLECTIONS
  していた is the past form of the progressive form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
い ぬ 2
Most common form: 犬
noun
1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
2. snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)
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つ き 2
noun
1. moon
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. month
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む か う 0
Most common form: 向う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to face
2. to go towards; to head towards
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と お ぼ え 0
howling
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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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Kanji
達
タツ    arrive   
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羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
⻌
move
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
向
コウ   むかう to confront   むく to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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遠
エン   オン   far away   とおい far   
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袁
long kimono
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
吠
ほえる to bark   
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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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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丶
dot   
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