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しちょう
市長
が
わいろ
賄賂
を
う
受
け
と
取
ったんですって。
It's said that the mayor is on the take.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
市長が賄賂を受け取ったんですって。
って って
 
casual version of という
市長が賄賂を受け取ったんですって。
〜んです／〜のです 〜んです／〜のです
 
emphasize or soften a phrase
市長が賄賂を受け取ったんですって。
Conjugations and inflections
  受け取った is the past form of 'ru' godan verb 受け取る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
し ち ょ う 2 し ち ょ う 1
mayor
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わ い ろ 1
noun
bribe; sweetener; douceur
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う け と る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get; to accept
2. to take; to interpret; to understand
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Kanji
市
シ   いち market   
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巾
キン   turban; cloth
亠
lid
長
チョウ   ながい long   
賄
ワイ    bribe   まかなう to provide for, to board   
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貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
有
ユウ   ウ   ある to possess; to exist   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
賂
ロ    bribe   
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各
カク   each; every   おのおの each   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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夂
go
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受
ジュ   うける to receive, to accept   うかる to pass (an exam)　   
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又
また again   
冖
cover; covered   
⺤
つめ claw; fingernail   
取
シュ   とる to take   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
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