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かれ
彼
はよく
なに
何
もせずに
ひなた
日向
ぼっこをしていた。
He would sit in the sun doing nothing.
Grammar and points of interest
verb negative stem + ずに verb negative stem + ずに
 
without doing
彼はよく何もせずに日向ぼっこをしていた。
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼はよく何もせずに日向ぼっこをしていた。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
彼はよく何もせずに日向ぼっこをしていた。
をする vs する をする vs する
 
彼はよく何もせずに日向ぼっこをしていた。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
彼はよく何もせずに日向ぼっこをしていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  せず is the ず negative form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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な に 1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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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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ひ な た ぼ っ こ 4
Most common form: ひなたぼっこ
basking in the sun  (often written with kana only)
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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   
何
カ   なに    なん what?   
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可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
亅
hook
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
向
コウ   むかう to confront   むく to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
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