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The boat was rolling down the river.
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Vocabulary list

fune
noun
  1. ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane (舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
  2. tank; tub; vat; trough
noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
dondon
adverb, adverb taking the to particle
  1. drumming (noise); beating; pounding; banging; booming; stamping
  2. rapidly; quickly; steadily
  3. continuously; one after the other; in succession
kawawokudaru

te-form

kawawokudatte
expression, godan verb
  1. to descend a river
kawa
noun
  1. river; stream
suffix
  1. River; the ... river (suffix used with the names of rivers)
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.
kudaru

te-form

kudatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to descend; to go down; to come down
  2. to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.)
  3. to pass (of time)
  4. to surrender; to capitulate
  5. to be less than; to be inferior to (often in neg. form)
  6. to have the runs; to have diarrhea (also written as 瀉る)
  7. to pass (in stool); to be discharged from the body
  8. to depreciate oneself; to be humble
hairu

Plain Past Indicative Form

haitta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to enter; to go into
  2. to break into
  3. to join; to enroll
  4. to contain; to hold; to accommodate
  5. to have (an income of)
  6. to get turned on; to start functioning; to start working
  7. to get; to obtain; to receive; to score

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