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かれ
彼
は
じぶん
自分
のばかげた
こうい
行為
を
せいとうか
正当化
しようとした。
He tried to rationalize his foolish actions.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼は自分のばかげた行為を正当化しようとした。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
彼は自分のばかげた行為を正当化しようとした。
verb volitional form + とする verb volitional form + とする
 
try to do
彼は自分のばかげた行為を正当化しようとした。
Conjugations and inflections
  ばかげた is the past form of ichidan verb ばかげる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  しよう is the volitional form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
  した is the past form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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じ ぶ ん 0
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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ば か げ る 3
Most common form: 馬鹿げる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to look foolish
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こ う い 1
noun
act; deed; conduct
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せ い と う か 0
justification; warrant
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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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   
自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
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
行
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆく    いく to go   おこなう to take place   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丁
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
為
イ    do   
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灬
fire
正
セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただす to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
当
トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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⺌
small
ヨ
yo = to yell / say hi
化
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
匕
さじ spoon   
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