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Smiling sadly, she began to talk.
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Vocabulary list

kanashii

Adjective stem

kanashi
i adjective
  1. sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful (of a person)
  2. sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous (of a thing, incident, etc.)
Suffix after the stem of an adjective
sou
auxiliary, na adjective
  1. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of (after -masu stem or adj. stem)
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
hohoemu

masu stem

hohoemi
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to smile
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
nagara
particle
  1. while; during; as
kanojo
pronoun
  1. she; her
noun
  1. girlfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hanashihajimeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

hanashihajimeta
ichidan verb
  1. to begin to speak
hanasu

masu stem

hanashi
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
  2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
  3. to speak (a language)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

hajimeta
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)

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