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わたし
おとうと
なつ
なる
まいにち
毎日
およ
いでいます

My brother swims every day in summer.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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4
noun
1. younger brother; little brother; kid brother  (humble)
2. pupil; apprentice  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading てい)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
summer
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every day
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2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to swim
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ダイ   テイ   デ   おとうと younger brother   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
チョウ    mourning   とむら to mourn, condole   
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キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
stick   
eight
カ   ゲ   なつ summer   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジ   シ   みずか self   
go
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マイ   every, each
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ボ   はは mother   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
エイ   およ swim   
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スイ   みず water   
エイ   long time   なが long (time)   
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ice   
スイ   みず water   
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