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かれ
彼
は
わたし
私
の
ちょうなん
長男
の
なづ
名付
け
おや
親
であった。
He stood godfather to my first son.
Grammar and points of interest
other forms of です other forms of です
 
彼は私の長男の名付け親であった。
Conjugations and inflections
  であった is the past form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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ち ょ う な ん 1 ち ょ う な ん 3
noun
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
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な づ け お や 0
Most common form: 名付親
godparent
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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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   
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
長
チョウ   ながい long   
男
ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
田
デン   た rice field   
名
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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付
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つく to adhere to   
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寸
スン   inch
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
親
シン   おや parent   したしい close, intimate   したしむ to befriend, grow close to   
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亲
stand in the tree
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
儿
legs
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