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かれ
ことさえできないまして
およ
げない

He can't even float let alone swim.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to float
2. to become merry; to be cheerful  (see also: 浮かぬ顔)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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0
particle
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
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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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1
expression, adverb
1. still more; to say nothing of; not to mention  (often written with kana only)
2. still less  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to swim
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
フ   うかぶ    う to float   うかべる to launch, to refloat, to waft   うかれる to frolic   
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nourishment   
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シ   ス   こ child   
claw
スイ   みず water   
エイ   およ swim   
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エイ   long time   なが long (time)   
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ice   
スイ   みず water   
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