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His brother passed away last month.
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kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
oniisan
noun
  1. older brother; elder brother
  2. young man; buddy; fella; laddie (vocative)
o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
niisan
noun
  1. older brother; elder brother
  2. brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
  3. young man; buddy; fella; laddie (vocative)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sengetsu
noun, adverb
  1. last month
nakunaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

nakunatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to die

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