Kanshudo Example: ある男が甲高い声で何か不平を言っていた。 - Kanshudo

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ある

が

い

で

か

を

っていた。

A man was complaining of something in a sharp voice.

Grammar and points of interest

particle を particle を

direct object marker

ある男が甲高い声で何か不平を言っていた。

ある〜ある〜

a certain

ある男が甲高い声で何か不平を言っていた。

Conjugations and inflections

ある is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb ある ALL INFLECTIONS

言っていた is the past form of the progressive form of 'u' godan verb 言う ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

ある

pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

a certain ...; some ...; one ... (often written with kana only)

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noun, noun (prefix)

1. man; male (see also: 女)

noun

2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke

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い

Most common form: 疳高い

high-pitched; shrill

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noun

voice

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pronoun, 'no' adjective

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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'no' adjective, noun

complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction

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う

1. to say; to utter; to declare

2. to name; to call

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Kanji

男

ダンナンおとこ male, man

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力

リョクリキちから effort; power

田

デンた rice field

甲

コウカン #1, first; armor

高

コウ expensive; high たかたかい expensive, tall, high たかまる to be elevated たかめる to promote, heighten

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冋

wide mouth

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冂

wide

口

コウクくち mouth

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亠

lid

声

セイショウこえ voice こわ- voice

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士

シ samurai

丨

stick

尸

corpse

何

カなになん what?

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可

カ good, possible, approval

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一

イチイツひとつひと- one

亅

hook

亻

ジンニンひと man

不

フブ not

平

ヘイビョウたいら flat ひら ordinary; flat

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丷

eight

干

カン dry; drying frame ひる to get dry ほす to dry (something), to air

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言

ゲンゴン say; word こと word, saying いう to say

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