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わたし
私
たちは
らいめい
雷鳴
を
き
聞
いた。
We heard the crack of thunder.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
私たちは雷鳴を聞いた。
Conjugations and inflections
  聞いた is the past form of 'ku' godan verb 聞く   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
わ た し た ち 3
we; us
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ら い め い 0
noun
thunder
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き く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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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
雷
ライ   かみなり thunder   
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⻗
フ   あめ rain   
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田
デン   た rice field   
鳴
メイ   なく to chirp, to twitter   なる to sound, to ring   ならす to make ring   
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鳥
チョウ   とり bird   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
丂
reach
灬
fire
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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聞
ブン   モン   きく to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
門
モン   かど gate   
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