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つみ
おか
した
なら
ばっ
せられなければならない

If you commit a crime, you must be punished.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
1. crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion
noun
2. penalty; sentence; punishment
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2 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
2. to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene
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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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to be subject to punishment; be punished  (irregular passive form of 罰する)
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Kanji
ザイ   つみ sin   
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net
ヒ   mistake
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ハン   crime   おか to commit a crime   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
seal
バツ   バチ    punishment, penalty   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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トウ   かたな sword   
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