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かれ
彼
がもう
すこ
少
し
わか
若
ければその
ちい
地位
に
てきにん
適任
なのだが。
If he were a little younger, he would be eligible for the post.
Grammar and points of interest
〜のだが、〜んだが 〜のだが、〜んだが
 
introducing or framing a topic; expressing regret
彼がもう少し若ければその地位に適任なのだが。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
彼がもう少し若ければその地位に適任なのだが。
Conjugations and inflections
  若ければ is the conditional form of 'i' adjective 若い   ALL INFLECTIONS
  適任な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 適任   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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も う す こ し 4
expression
a bit more; a bit longer
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わ か い 2
1. young; youthful
2. immature; green
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ち い 1
noun
(social) position; status
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て き に ん 0
competent; suitable; qualified
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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   
少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
若
ジャク   ニャク   わかい young   もしくは or   
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右
ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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艹
grass   
地
チ   ジ    ground   
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也
ヤ   to be
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
位
イ   くらい rank   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
適
テキ    suitable   
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啇
old trader
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商
ショウ   trader   あきなう to trade, deal in   
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冏
bright   
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冂
wide
儿
legs
古
コ   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
⻌
move
任
ニン    responsibility   まかす    まかせる to entrust (to)   
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壬
ニン    #9, 9th; burden   
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士
シ   samurai
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