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てみじか
手短
に
い
言
えば、
かのじょ
彼女
は
かれ
彼
のプロポーズを
ことわ
断
ったのだ。
To put it briefly, she turned down his proposal.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
手短に言えば、彼女は彼のプロポーズを断ったのだ。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
手短に言えば、彼女は彼のプロポーズを断ったのだ。
Conjugations and inflections
  断った is the past form of 'ru' godan verb 断る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
て み じ か 0
short; brief  (see also: 手短い)
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expression
speaking of  (see also: と言えば)
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か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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プ ロ ポ ー ズ 3
(marriage) proposal
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こ と わ る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
2. to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance
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Kanji
手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
短
タン   みじかい short   
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豆
トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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䒑
grass   
矢
シ   や arrow   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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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   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
断
ダン   ことわる to refuse, to decline   たつ to cut off   
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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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shelf
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
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