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そふ
祖父
は、
は
晴
れた
ひ
日
に
いけ
池
のいろどりの
こい
鯉
を
なが
眺
めているのが
す
好
きです。
My grandfather likes looking at colorful carp in the pond on a fine day.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
祖父は、晴れた日に池のいろどりの鯉を眺めているのが好きです。
X は Y です X は Y です
 
X is Y
祖父は、晴れた日に池のいろどりの鯉を眺めているのが好きです。
～のが好き（すき）です ～のが好き（すき）です
 
like to ~; like doing ~
祖父は、晴れた日に池のいろどりの鯉を眺めているのが好きです。
Conjugations and inflections
  晴れた is the past form of ichidan verb 晴れる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  いろどり is the stem form of 'ru' godan verb いろどる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  眺めている is the progressive form of ichidan verb 眺める   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
そ ふ 1
1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: 爺; this meaning is restricted to reading おおじ)
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は れ る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining
2. to refresh (e.g. spirits)
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い け 2
Most common form: いけ
noun
pond
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い ろ ど る 3
Most common form: 色取る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to colour; to color; to paint
2. to apply make-up
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Most common form: こい
noun
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
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な が め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to view; to gaze at
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す き 2
liking; fondness; love  (opposite: 嫌い)
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Kanji
祖
ソ    ancestor   
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且
かつ and another, moreover   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
礻
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
父
フ   ちち father   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
乂
crossed swords
晴
セイ   はれる to clear up   はらす to dispel, to clear away   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
青
セイ   ショウ   あお-    あおい blue   
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龶
シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
⺝
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
池
チ   いけ pond   
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也
ヤ   to be
氵
スイ   みず water   
鯉
こい carp   
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里
リ   さと village   
魚
ギョ   さかな    うお fish   
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⺈
corner
田
デン   た rice field   
灬
fire
眺
チョウ   ながめる to watch, gaze at   
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兆
チョウ   きざし sign, indication   きざす to show signs (of)   
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⺢
スイ   みず water   
儿
legs
好
コウ   このむ    すく to like   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
子
シ   ス   こ child   
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