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He cannot tell wool from cotton.
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kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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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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uuru
noun
  1. wool
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to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
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men
noun
  1. cotton
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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kubetsugatsuku

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kubetsugatsukanai
expression, godan verb
  1. to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
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kubetsugatsukanai
expression
  1. unable to tell apart
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kubetsu
noun, suru verb
  1. distinction; differentiation; classification
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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)
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tsuku

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

tsukanai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
  2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
  3. to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
  4. to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
  5. to take root
  6. to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
  7. to side with; to belong to
  8. to possess; to haunt
  9. to be lit; to be lighted
  10. to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
  11. to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
  12. to be sensed; to be perceived
  13. to be lucky (from 運がつく)
suffix, godan verb
  1. to become (a state, condition, etc.) (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)
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