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猫が大きい魚を見つけて、おばあさんにプレゼントをする物語です。
A story about a cat finding a big fish and giving a present to an old lady.
45 words
猫のプレゼント
猫
N5
n
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
n
shamisen
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の
N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives
•••••
プレゼント
N4
vt, vs, n
present; gift
•
ある日、猫が川の近くにいました。
ある日
N5
n, exp
one day; (on) a certain day
•
猫
N5
n
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
n
shamisen
•••••
が
N5
prt
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
prt
indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
•••
川
N5
n
river; stream
suf
River; the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
•
の
N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives
•••••
近く
N4
adj-i
near; close; short (distance)
adj-i
close (in time); soon
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に
N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into
•••••••••
いました
N5
suffix
indicates continuing action (to be ...ing)
•
猫は大きい魚を見つけました。
猫
N5
n
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
n
shamisen
•••••
は
N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•
大きい
N4
adj-i
big; large; great
adj-i
loud
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魚
N5
n
fish
•
を
N5
prt
indicates direct object of action
prt
indicates subject of causative expression
•••••
見つけました
N3
v1, vt
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot
v1, vt
to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault
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「わあ～！大きい魚！ほしい！」
わあ
N5
int
wow!; oh!; eek!; gee!
int
yeah!; alright!; hurray!
••
大きい
N4
adj-i
big; large; great
adj-i
loud
••••
魚
N5
n
fish
•
ほしい
N4
adj-i
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for
adj-i, aux-adj
I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)(after the -te form of a verb)
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猫は魚を取りたいです。
猫
N5
n
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
n
shamisen
•••••
は
N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•
魚を取り
N3
v5r, exp
to catch fish
たいです
N3
suffix
want to... / would like to...
「この魚をおばあさんにあげたい！」
この
N5
adj-pn
this(something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
adj-pn
last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this(in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
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魚
N5
n
fish
•
を
N5
prt
indicates direct object of action
prt
indicates subject of causative expression
•••••
おばあさん
N5
n
grandmother(usu. お祖母さん when written with kanji)
n
old woman; female senior citizen(usu. お婆さん when written with kanji)
•
に
N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into
•••••••••
あげ
N3
v1, vt
to raise; to elevate
v1, vt
to do up (one's hair)
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たい
N3
suffix
want to... / would like to...
でも、魚はとても大きいですから、 猫は魚を取ることができませんでした。
でも
N5
conj
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well
prt
even
••••••
魚
N5
n
fish
•
は
N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•
とても
N4
adv
very; awfully; exceedingly(とっても is more emphatic)
adv
(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)(before a negative form)
•
大きいです
N4
adj-i
big; large; great
adj-i
loud
••••
から
N5
suffix
from / because
•
猫
N5
n
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
n
shamisen
•••••
魚を取る
N3
v5r, exp
to catch fish
ことができませんでした
N4
exp, v1
to be able (to); to be possible (to)(usu. verb+ことが...)
•
そのとき・・・
そのとき
N5
exp
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
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猫は川の中に落ちました。
猫
N5
n
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
n
shamisen
•••••
は
N5
prt
indicates sentence topic(pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
prt
indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
•
川
N5
n
river; stream
suf
River; the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
•
の
N5
prt
indicates possessive(occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
prt
nominalizes verbs and adjectives
•••••
中
N3
n
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle
suf
in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among
••••••
に
N5
prt
at (place, time); in; on; during
prt
to (direction, state); toward; into
•••••••••
落ちました
N2
v1, vi
to fall; to drop; to come down; to crash; to collapse; to cave in; to give way
v1, vi
to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to dip; to go down
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「わあ～！助けて！！」
わあ
N5
int
wow!; oh!; eek!; gee!
int
yeah!; alright!; hurray!
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助けて
N3
v1, vt
to save; to rescue; to spare
v1, vt
to help; to assist
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