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The farmers were scattering seed on the fields.
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noufu
noun
  1. (male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
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tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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hatake
noun
  1. field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation
noun, suffix
  1. field (of specialization); sphere; area (ばたけ when suf)
  2. womb; birth; birthplace
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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
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tanewomaku

te-form

tanewomaite
expression, godan verb
  1. to sow seeds
  2. to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict) (as ...の種をまく)
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tane
noun
  1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
  2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
  3. ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi
  4. cause; source
  5. trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story
  6. paternal blood; lineage
  7. breed (of a stock); sperm; semen
  8. 10-point card (in hanafuda); tane; animal card (oft. as タネ)
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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.
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maku

te-form

maite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to sow; to plant; to seed
  2. to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict)
  3. to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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