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He drove his car, whistling merrily.
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kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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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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tanoshii

Adjective stem

tanoshi
i adjective
  1. enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
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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)
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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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kuchibuewofuku

masu stem

kuchibuewofuki
expression, godan verb
  1. to whistle
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kuchibue
noun
  1. whistle (sound made with the lips)
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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.
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fuku

masu stem

fuki
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to blow (of the wind)
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff
  2. to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune)
godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out
  2. to sprout; to put forth (buds)
  3. to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to burst out laughing; to burst into laughter
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to brag; to talk big
  2. to smelt; to mint
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nagaraunten
noun
  1. distracted driving
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
nagara
particle
  1. while; during; as
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unten
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run
  2. driving
  3. working (capital, etc.)
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suru

te-form

shite
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
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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)
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