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イギリス
じん
人
は
げんじつてき
現実的
な
こくみん
国民
であると
い
言
われている。
The English are said to be a practical people.
Grammar and points of interest
〜的 (てき) 〜的 (てき)
 
turns a noun into an adjective
イギリス人は現実的な国民であると言われている。
verb passive form verb passive form
 
is done
イギリス人は現実的な国民であると言われている。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
だ, である, であります, でございます, ではない etc
イギリス人は現実的な国民であると言われている。
Conjugations and inflections
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
  言われている is the progressive form of the passive form of 'u' godan verb 言う   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
イ ギ リ ス じ ん 4
noun
Englishman; Englishwoman
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げ ん じ つ て き 0
realistic; pragmatic
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こ く み ん 0 こ く み ん 3
noun
nation; nationality; people; citizen
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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い う 0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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Kanji
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
現
ゲン    present   あらわれる to appear   あらわす to show   
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王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
儿
legs
実
ジツ    fruit; reality   み fruit, nut   みのる to bear fruit   
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three men
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三
サン   み    みっつ three   
宀
roof   
的
テキ   まと target   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
勺
シャク   ladle
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勹
wrap
丶
dot   
国
コク   くに country   
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玉
ギョク   たま jewel   
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囗
box, enclosure   
民
ミン   たみ people   
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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