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かれ
彼
は
どうい
同意
すると
い
言
わんばかりにうなずいた。
He nodded as much as to say, I agree.
Grammar and points of interest
verb stem + んばかり verb stem + んばかり
 
彼は同意すると言わんばかりにうなずいた。
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particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
彼は同意すると言わんばかりにうなずいた。
Conjugations and inflections
  うなずいた is the past form of 'ku' godan verb うなずく   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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ど う い 0
1. agreement; consent; same opinion; approval
2. same meaning
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い わ ん ば か り 4
Most common form: いわんばかり
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
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う な ず く 3 う な ず く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
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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   
同
ドウ   おなじ same   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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意
イ    idea   
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音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
心
シン   こころ heart   
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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