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かれ
彼
は
わか
若
い
じぶん
時分
にはバイオリンを
ひ
弾
いていた。
He used to play the violin in his youth.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼は若い時分にはバイオリンを弾いていた。
には, では, とは には, では, とは
 
emphasis
彼は若い時分にはバイオリンを弾いていた。
particle に particle に
 
time indicator
彼は若い時分にはバイオリンを弾いていた。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
彼は若い時分にはバイオリンを弾いていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  弾いていた is the past form of the progressive form of 'ku' godan verb 弾く   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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わ か い 2
1. young; youthful
2. immature; green
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じ ぶ ん 1 じ ぶ ん 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
time; hour; season; time of the year
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バ イ オ リ ン 0
noun
violin
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ひ く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to play (piano, guitar)
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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   
若
ジャク   ニャク   わかい young   もしくは or   
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右
ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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艹
grass   
時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
分
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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刀
トウ   かたな sword   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
弾
ダン   たま bullet   はずむ to bounce   ひく to play (an instrument)   
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単
タン    simple   
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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   
⺍
small
田
デン   た rice field   
弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
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