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The candle grew shorter and shorter, until at last it went out.
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rousoku
noun
  1. candle
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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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dandan
adverb, adverb taking the to particle
  1. gradually; by degrees; little by little; more and more; increasingly
noun
  1. steps; stairs; staircase; terrace
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mijikai

Adverbial Form

mijikaku
i adjective
  1. short
  2. brief
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naru

te-form

natte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
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tsuini
adverb
  1. finally; at last
  2. in the end; after all; never (happened) (with neg. verb)
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kieru

te-form

kiete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to go out; to vanish; to disappear
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
shimau

Plain Past Indicative Form

shimatta
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)
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