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Instead of going myself, I sent a messenger.
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
jibunde
expression
  1. by myself; in person; by oneself
jibun
pronoun
  1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. I; me
  3. you
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
iku
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach
  2. to proceed; to take place (い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
  3. to pass through; to come and go
  4. to walk
  5. to die; to pass away
  6. to do (in a specific way)
  7. to stream; to flow
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
  2. to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
kawarini
expression
  1. instead of; in place of; as a substitute for
  2. in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
kawari
noun, no adjective
  1. substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
  2. stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
noun
  1. compensation; exchange; return (usu. as 〜代わりに, etc.)
  2. another helping; second helping; seconds; refill (usu. as お代わり)
  3. upcoming program; upcoming programme (esp. 替わり, 替り)
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
tsukainomono
noun
  1. messenger; envoy; emissary
tsukai
noun
  1. errand; mission; going as envoy
  2. messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl
  3. familiar spirit
noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
  1. use; usage; user; trainer; tamer; charmer (often read as づかい when used as a suffix)
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
mono
noun
  1. person (rarely used without a qualifier)
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.
yaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

yatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study
  2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch
  3. to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
  4. to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
  5. to make (a vehicle) go faster
  6. to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
  7. to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
  8. to hold (a performance); to perform; to show
  9. to ease (one's mind)
  10. to harm; to injure; to kill
  11. to have sex with
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to live; to get by; to get along
suffix, godan verb
  1. to do ... completely (after the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative)
  2. to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance (after the -masu stem of a verb)
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance) (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to make active efforts to ... (after the -te form of a verb)

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