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だいとうりょう
大統領
はその
しつもん
質問
に
こた
答
えることを
きょひ
拒否
した。
The President refused to answer the question.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
大統領はその質問に答えることを拒否した。
OVERVIEW
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
大統領はその質問に答えることを拒否した。
Conjugations and inflections
  答える is the plain form of ichidan verb 答える   ALL INFLECTIONS
  拒否した is the past form of 'suru' verb 拒否   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
だ い と う り ょ う 3
noun
president; chief executive
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し つ も ん 0
question; inquiry; enquiry
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こ た え る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to answer; to reply
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こ と 2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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き ょ ひ 1
denial; veto; rejection; refusal
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Kanji
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   
統
トウ   すべる to govern, to control   
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充
ジュウ   あてる to allot   
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private lidded
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厶
ム   private
亠
lid
儿
legs
糸
シ   いと thread   
領
リョウ    jurisdiction, rule   
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頁
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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丆
whereupon one
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
令
レイ    order   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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卩
seal
質
シツ   シチ   チ    quality; substance   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
問
モン   とい question   とう to ask   とん wholesale   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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門
モン   かど gate   
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答
トウ   こたえ an answer   こたえる to answer   
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⺮
bamboo
合
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あう to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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拒
キョ   こばむ to refuse   
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巨
キョ    huge   
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匚
side open box
扌
hand
否
ヒ   いな no   
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不
フ   ブ    not   
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