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We are all poor swimmers with the possible exception of Jack.
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Vocabulary list

jakku
noun
  1. jack; knave
  2. (electrical) jack
noun, used as a suffix
  1. hijack; hijacking; takeover; seizure
dake
particle
  1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
  2. as much as; to the extent of; enough to
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
jogai
noun, suru verb
  1. exception; exclusion
dekiru

Plain Presumptive Form

dekiyou
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  2. to be ready; to be completed
  3. to be made; to be built
  4. to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
  5. to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)
  6. to grow; to be raised
  7. to become pregnant
Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
ga
conjunction
  1. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
wareware
pronoun
  1. we
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
minna
noun, pronoun, adverb
  1. everyone; everybody; all
noun, adverb
  1. everything; all
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
heta
na adjective, noun
  1. unskillful; poor; awkward
  2. imprudent; untactful
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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