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The tree was ready to fall down.
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Vocabulary list

sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
ki
noun
  1. tree; shrub; bush
  2. wood; timber
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
imanimo
adverb
  1. at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
taoreru

masu stem

taore
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple
  2. to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away
  3. to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork)
  4. to die; to be killed
  5. to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under
  6. to be defeated (in a game); to lose
  7. to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
sou
auxiliary, na adjective
  1. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of (after -masu stem or adj. stem)
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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