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He asked me why I was laughing.
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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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naze
adverb
  1. why; how
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warau

te-form

waratte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to laugh
  2. to smile
  3. to sneer; to ridicule (esp. 嗤う)
  4. to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted (as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう)
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
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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n
noun, used as a prefix
  1. some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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dai
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
  2. support; holder; rack
counter
  1. counter for machines, incl. vehicles
noun
  1. setting (e.g. in jewellery)
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life)
noun
  1. elevated area
  2. viewing platform
  3. dish tray
  4. meal
  5. tall building; tower
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dai
noun
  1. title; subject; theme; topic
  2. problem (on a test); question
noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. counter for questions (on a test)
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to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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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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tazuneru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tazuneta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to ask; to enquire; to inquire
  2. to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
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