Kanshudo Example: 人類は太古の昔から指を用いて食べ物を食してきたのである。 - Kanshudo

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は

の

から

を

を

してきたのである。

People have eaten with their fingers from the beginning of history.

Grammar and points of interest

particle を particle を

direct object marker

人類は太古の昔から指を用いて食べ物を食してきたのである。

irregular verbs irregular verbs

来る（くる） and する

人類は太古の昔から指を用いて食べ物を食してきたのである。

other forms of です other forms of です

人類は太古の昔から指を用いて食べ物を食してきたのである。

Conjugations and inflections

用いて is the te form of ichidan verb 用いる ALL INFLECTIONS

してきた is the past form of the てくる form of irregular verb 'suru' する ALL INFLECTIONS

である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

noun

mankind; humanity

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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun

ancient times

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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)

olden days; former

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noun

finger; toe; digit

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いる

Most common form: もちいる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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noun

food

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noun

1. meal; (one's) diet; food; foodstuff; foodstuffs (this meaning is restricted to form 食)

2. eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.) (see also: 星食; astronomy, etc. term)

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する

irregular verb 'suru'

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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である

irregular 'ru' godan verb

be; is (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)

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Kanji

人

ジンニンひと person

類

ルイたぐい kind, type

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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

一

イチイツひとつひと- one

貝

かい shellfish

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ハ

katakana 'ha'; eight

目

ボクモク eye ま- め

大

ダイタイおおきい big おおいに very much おお-

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米

ベイマイこめ rice

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丷

eight

木

モクボクきこ- tree

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丨

stick

太

タタイふとい fat ふとる to get fat, to put on weight

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丶

dot

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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口

コウクくち mouth

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昔

セキシャク ancient; old むかし ancient

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日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

龷

キョウとも together

指

シゆび finger さす to point

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旨

シむね content; purport

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匕

さじ spoon

扌

hand

用

ヨウもちいる to use

食

ショクジキ food たべる to eat くう to eat

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良

リョウよい good

𠆢

ジンニンひと man

物

ブツモツもの thing

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勿

モチ not

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豕

pig

牜

ギュウうし cow

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