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Grammar detail: つまり

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つまり - in other words, that is to say, in short
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つまり
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phrase Y
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phrase X is in other words phrase Y
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phrase X is in short phrase Y
DETAILS
そぼ
祖母
は
みみ
耳
が
とお
遠
い、つまり、
みみ
耳
が
すこ
少
し
ふじゆう
不自由
なのだ。
My grandmother is hard of hearing. In other words she is slightly deaf.
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かれ
彼
らは
みっか
３日
ご
後
、つまり
ろくがつ
６月
とうか
１０日
に
しゅっぱつ
出発
します。
They are leaving in three days, that is to say June 10th.
つまりcan take first position in a sentence, where the context is already known by participants in the interaction.
DETAILS
つまり、
ちち
父
は
はは
母
より２
さい
歳
としうえ
年上
です。
That is, Father is two years older than Mother.
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Kanji used in this grammar

祖
ソ    ancestor   
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母
ボ   はは mother   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
3
遠
エン   オン   far away   とおい far   
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3
少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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2
不
フ   ブ    not   
2
自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
2
由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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3
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
1
後
ゴ   コウ   のち    あと afterwards   うしろ behind   おくれる be late   
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1
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
1
出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
1
発
ハツ   ホツ    emission, discharge   
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父
フ   ちち father   
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歳
サイ   セイ    X years old, year-end   
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3
年
ネン   とし year   
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上
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼる to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼす to bring up   
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