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かれ
彼
は
いぜん
以前
、
たいへん
大変
な
かねも
金持
ちだったと
い
言
われる。
It is said that he was very rich.
Grammar and points of interest
verb passive form verb passive form
 
is done
彼は以前、大変な金持ちだったと言われる。
Conjugations and inflections
  大変な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 大変   ALL INFLECTIONS
  言われる is the passive form of 'u' godan verb 言う   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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い ぜ ん 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ago; since; before; previous
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た い へ ん 0
1. very; greatly
2. immense; enormous; great
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か ね も ち 3 か ね も ち 4
Most common form: かねもち
noun
rich person
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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い う 0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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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   
以
イ    (prefix) or   
前
ゼン   まえ before   
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刖
the body part and the sword
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⺼
ニク body part   
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
䒑
grass   
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   
変
ヘン   unusual   かえる to alter, change   かわる to change   
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夂
go
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亦
また again; also   
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赤
セキ   シャク   あか    あかい red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
金
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
丷
eight
王
オウ    king   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
持
ジ   もつ to hold, to have   
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扌
hand
寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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