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When did Democracy come into existence?
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Vocabulary list

itsu
pronoun
  1. when; at what time; how soon
  2. normal times; ordinary days
minshushugi
noun, no adjective
  1. democracy
minshu
noun
  1. democracy; popular sovereignty
  2. Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
shugi
noun
  1. doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
umareru

Polite Past Indicative Form

umaremashita
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be born
umu

Passive Polite Past Indicative Form

umaremashita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)
  2. to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way

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