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わたし
私
の
そふ
祖父
は
みみ
耳
が
とお
遠
いので、よくトンチンカンな
へんじ
返事
をする。
My grandfather, being hard of hearing, often makes an irrelevant answer.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
私の祖父は耳が遠いので、よくトンチンカンな返事をする。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
私の祖父は耳が遠いので、よくトンチンカンな返事をする。
をする vs する をする vs する
 
私の祖父は耳が遠いので、よくトンチンカンな返事をする。
ので ので
 
because
私の祖父は耳が遠いので、よくトンチンカンな返事をする。
Words
わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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そ ふ 1
1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: 爺; this meaning is restricted to reading おおじ)
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み み 2
noun
1. ear
2. hearing
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と お い 0
far; distant
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の で 0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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へ ん じ 0
reply; answer; response
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Kanji
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
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
耳
ジ   みみ ear   
遠
エン   オン   far away   とおい far   
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袁
long kimono
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
⻌
move
返
ヘン   かえる to return, to come back   かえす to return (something)   
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反
ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そる to be warped, curved   
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又
また again   
厂
cliff
事
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
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