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わたし
私
はボブがいつ
らいにち
来日
したのかを
し
知
らなかった。
I didn't know when Bob had come to Japan.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
私はボブがいつ来日したのかを知らなかった。
〜のか 〜のか
 
embedded question / expressing doubt
私はボブがいつ来日したのかを知らなかった。
particle か particle か
 
embedded / indirect questions
私はボブがいつ来日したのかを知らなかった。
Conjugations and inflections
  来日した is the past form of 'suru' verb 来日   ALL INFLECTIONS
  知らなかった is the past negative form of 'ru' godan verb 知る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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ボ ブ 1
noun
bob (haircut)
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い
い 0
Most common form: 胃
noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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つ
つ 0
conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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ら い に ち 0
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
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し る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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Kanji
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
来
ライ   くる to come   きたる to be forthcoming   きたす to induce   
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丷
eight
未
ミ    not yet   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
知
チ   しる to know   
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矢
シ   や arrow   
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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   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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