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わたし
たち
みち
まよ
った
もしそうでなければもっと
はや
ここ
ていた
だろう
If we hadn't lost our way, we would have been here sooner.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
we; us
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. road; street; way; path; course; route; lane
2. distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways")
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2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose one's way  (see also: 道に迷う)
2. to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed  (see also: 迷い)
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if; in case; supposing  (often written with kana only)
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1. so; really; seeming
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of  (after masu stem or adj-stem)
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0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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1
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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2
1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk  (esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
2. early (in the day, etc.); premature  (esp. 早い)
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1
Most common form: 個々
individual; one by one; separate
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1
Most common form: くる
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ドウ   トウ   みち road   
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シュ   くび neck; head   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
grass   
move
メイ   perplexed   まよ to be perplexed   
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はや early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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ミ    not yet   
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