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This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
つる
鶴
のふえ
笛
The Crane's Flute
by はやしふみこ
林芙美子 (translation: J. D. Wisgo)
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Conjugations and inflections
やさしくなっていた is the past form of the progressive form of the くなる form of 'i' adjective やさしい
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Words
noun
1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet2. whistle
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1. so; really; seeming
'na' adjective, suffix
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of (after masu stem or adj-stem)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 行く
irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku', intransitive verb
1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach (see also: 来る:くる)2. to proceed; to take place (see also: 旨く行く; い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
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sound of a bird chirping; tweet-tweet (see also: ピヨピヨ; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: 優しい
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
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