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The teacher lined the children up in order of height.
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Vocabulary list

sensei
noun
  1. teacher; instructor; master
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
noun
  1. intimate or teasing form of address
  2. one's elder (orig. meaning)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kodomotachi
noun
  1. children
kodomo
noun
  1. child
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
senotakai
expression, i adjective
  1. tall (of a person)
se
noun
  1. back; spine
  2. reverse; rear side
  3. height; stature
  4. ridge (of a mountain)
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
takai
i adjective
  1. high; tall
  2. expensive; high-priced
  3. high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
  4. loud
  5. high-pitched; shrill
jun
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. order; turn; sorting
na adjective
  1. obedient; docile; submissive; meek
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
narabu
narabu
narabu

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

narabeta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to line up; to stand in a line
  2. to rival; to match; to equal
naraberu
naraberu

Plain Past Indicative Form

narabeta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to line up; to set up; to arrange in a line
  2. to enumerate; to itemize
  3. to be equal (to); to compare well (with); to be as good (as)

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