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I attempted to swim across the river.
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Vocabulary list

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.
oyogu

te-form

oyoide
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to swim
wataru

Plain Presumptive Form

watarou
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to cross over; to go across (usu. 渡る or 渉る)
  2. to extend; to cover; to range; to span (usu. 亘る or 亙る)
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)
kokoromiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kokoromita
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

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