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I was very careful, but I caught a cold.
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kiwotsukeru

te-form

kiwotsukete
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
ki
noun
  1. spirit; mind; heart
  2. nature; disposition
  3. motivation; intention (usu. after a verb)
  4. mood; feelings
  5. ambience; atmosphere; mood
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.
tsukeru

te-form

tsukete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
  2. to furnish (a house with)
  3. to wear; to put on
  4. to keep a diary; to make an entry
  5. to appraise; to set (a price)
  6. to allot; to budget; to assign
  7. to bring alongside
  8. to place (under guard or doctor)
  9. to follow; to shadow
  10. to load; to give (courage to)
  11. to keep (an eye on)
  12. to establish (relations or understanding)
  13. to turn on (light)
  14. to produce flowers; to produce fruit (of a plant)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
noni
particle
  1. although; despite; even though; and yet
  2. whereas; while
  3. if only; I wish
  4. in order to
kazewohiku

te-form

kazewohiite
expression, godan verb
  1. to catch a cold
kaze
noun
  1. (common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
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.
hiku

te-form

hiite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
  3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
  6. to catch (a cold)
  7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
  8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
  9. to haul; to pull (vehicles) (esp. 牽く)
  10. to subtract; to deduct
  11. to recede; to ebb; to fade
  12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  15. to hold (e.g. a note)
  16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to move back; to draw back; to recede
  2. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
  3. to resign; to retire; to quit
Suffix after the te form of a verb
shimau

Polite Past Indicative Form

shimaimashita
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)

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