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The children were delighted to see their grandparents whom they had not seen for quite a long time.
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kodomotachi
noun
  1. children
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kodomo
noun
  1. child
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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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hisashiburini
adverb
  1. after a long time; for the first time in a while
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hisashiburi
na adjective, no adjective, noun
  1. a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
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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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sofubo
noun
  1. grandparents
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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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au

te-form

atte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to meet; to encounter; to see (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
  2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience (esp. 遭う when in kanji)
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yorokobu

Plain Past Indicative Form

yorokonda
godan verb
  1. to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased
  2. to congratulate
  3. to gratefully accept
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