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One and a half years have passed since I started to learn Chinese.
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chuugokugo
noun
  1. Chinese (language)
chuugoku
noun
  1. China
  2. Chūgoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures)
  3. central part of a country; main region
  4. province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
go
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. language
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. word
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.
manabu

masu stem

manabi
godan verb
  1. to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru

te-form

hajimete
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
ichinen
  1. one year; 1 year
nen
noun
  1. year
counter
  1. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
noun
  1. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
han
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. half; semi-
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. half-past
noun
  1. odd number
  2. unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
tatsu

Polite Past Indicative Form

tachimashita
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to pass (of time); to elapse

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