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ろうじん
老人
は
こども
子供
たちに
かこ
囲
まれて
すわ
座
っていた。
The old man sat surrounded by the children.
Grammar and points of interest
verb passive form verb passive form
 
is done
老人は子供たちに囲まれて座っていた。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
老人は子供たちに囲まれて座っていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  囲まれて is the te form of the passive form of 'mu' godan verb 囲む   ALL INFLECTIONS
  座っていた is the past form of the progressive form of 'ru' godan verb 座る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ろ う じ ん 0
the aged; old person
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こ ど も た ち 3
noun
children
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か こ む 0 か こ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
2. to besiege; to lay siege to
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す わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sit; to squat
2. to assume (a position)
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Kanji
老
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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耂
old
匕
さじ spoon   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
子
シ   ス   こ child   
供
キョウ   ク   そなえる to make an offering   とも servant, attendant   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
共
キョウ   とも together   
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艹
grass   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
囲
イ   かこむ    かこう to surround, to enclose   
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井
セイ   ショウ   い a well   
囗
box, enclosure   
座
ザ   すわる to sit   
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坐
ザ   すわる to sit   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
广
stony cliff
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