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Even a clock that is stopped shows the correct time twice a day.
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tomaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tomatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to stop (moving); to come to a stop
  2. to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
  3. to alight; to perch on
tokei
noun
  1. clock; watch; timepiece
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
tsuitachi
ichinichi
  1. first day of the month; 1st day of the month
  2. one day; 1 day
nichi
noun
  1. Sunday
suffix
  1. day (of the month) (also んち or ち)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for days (also んち or ち)
noun, noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
  1. Japan
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
nikai
  1. two occurrences; 2 occurrences
kai
counter
  1. counter for occurrences
noun
  1. a time; an instance
  2. inning (baseball); round; game
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. episode; chapter; instalment
noun
  1. Hui (people)
  2. Islam
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tadashii
i adjective
  1. right; correct
  2. proper; righteous; just; honest; truthful; lawful
jikoku
noun
  1. time; (the) hour
  2. favourable time; opportunity; chance
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
shimesu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
  2. to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
  3. to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

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