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アメリカ
がっしゅうこく
合衆国
どうほう
同胞
しょくん
諸君
こっか
国家
しょくん
諸君
ために
なに
してくれる
もと
めず
しょくん
諸君
こっか
国家
ために
なに
できる
もと
めよ

My fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
7
noun
United States of America
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0
noun
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
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1
noun
Gentlemen!; Ladies!
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1
noun
state; country; nation
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2
conjunction
1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of  (often written with kana only)
2. because of; as a result of  (often written with kana only)
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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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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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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to want; to wish for
2. to request; to demand
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable  (often written with kana only)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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Kanji
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ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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シュウ   シュ    populace, multitude   
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コク   くに country   
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ドウ   おな same   
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ホウ    placenta, sac   
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ショ    various   
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クン   きみ you   
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カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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カ   なに    なん what?   
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キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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