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Cats can climb trees, but dogs can't.
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neko
noun
  1. cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  2. shamisen
  3. geisha
  4. wheelbarrow
  5. clay bed-warmer
  6. bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ki
noun
  1. tree; shrub; bush
  2. wood; timber
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
noboru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

noboreru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
  2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise (usu. 昇る)
  3. to go to (the capital)
  4. to be promoted
  5. to add up to
  6. to advance (in price)
  7. to swim up (a river); to sail up
  8. to come up (on the agenda)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
inu
noun
  1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
  2. squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
  3. loser; asshole
noun, used as a prefix
  1. counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
noboru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

noborenai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
  2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise (usu. 昇る)
  3. to go to (the capital)
  4. to be promoted
  5. to add up to
  6. to advance (in price)
  7. to swim up (a river); to sail up
  8. to come up (on the agenda)

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