Kanshudo Example: 彼は私たちにフランス語で話しかけようと努力した。 - Kanshudo

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は

たちにフランス

で

しかけようと

した。

He tried to speak French to us.

Grammar and points of interest

verb stem + よう verb stem + よう

plain volitional form (let's ~) for ichidan verbs

彼は私たちにフランス語で話しかけようと努力した。

particle に particle に

an overview of the uses of に

彼は私たちにフランス語で話しかけようと努力した。

Conjugations and inflections

話しかけよう is the volitional form of ichidan verb 話しかける ALL INFLECTIONS

努力した is the past form of 'suru' verb 努力 ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

pronoun

1. he; him

2. his

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たち

pronoun, 'no' adjective

we; us

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Most common form: フランスご

noun

French (language)

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ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)

2. to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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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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noun, 'suru' verb

great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort

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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

語

ゴかたる to talk, relate かたらう to talk together, chat

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言

ゲンゴン say; word こと word, saying いう to say

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一

イチイツひとつひと- one

口

コウクくち mouth

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五

ゴいつ- いつつ five

話

ワはなす to talk はなし talking

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舌

ゼツした tongue

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千

セン 1000; thousand ち 1000

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ノ

katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from

十

ジュウジッととお ten

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努

ドつとめる to work, to toil

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奴

ド guy

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女

ジョニョニョウ woman; female おんな woman め woman

力

リョクリキちから effort; power

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