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かれ
彼
らは
きゅう
９
し
枝
の
しょくだい
燭台
に
てんとう
点灯
してハヌカーを
いわ
祝
った。
They celebrated Hannukah by lighting a menorah (literally: nine-stemmed candlestick).
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼らは９枝の燭台に点灯してハヌカーを祝った。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
彼らは９枝の燭台に点灯してハヌカーを祝った。
Conjugations and inflections
  点灯して is the te form of 'suru' verb 点灯   ALL INFLECTIONS
  祝った is the past form of 'u' godan verb 祝う   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ ら 1
they (usually male); them
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き ゅ う 1 き ゅ う 0
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
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し ょ く だ い 0
noun
candlestick; candlestand
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て ん と う 0
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light  (see also: 消灯)
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Most common form: ハヌカ
noun
Hanukkah; Chanukah; Festival of Lights
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い わ う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
枝
シ   えだ branch   
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支
シ   ささえる to support   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
燭
ソク    candlelight   
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火
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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丷
eight
蜀
ショク    green caterpillar; Szechuan   
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虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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丶
dot   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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勹
wrap
罒
net
台
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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厶
ム   private
点
テン    spot, point   
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灬
fire
占
セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらなう to tell fortunes   
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卜
divining rod
灯
トウ   ひ lamp   
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丁
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
祝
シュク   シュウ   いわう to celebrate   
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兄
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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儿
legs
礻
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
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