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Today, automobiles have taken the place of horses as the principal means of transportation.
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kyou
noun, adverb
  1. today; this day
  2. these days; recently; nowadays
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shuyou
na adjective, noun
  1. chief; main; principal; major
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na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
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yusoushudan
noun
  1. means of transportation; means of transport
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yusou
noun, suru verb
  1. transport; transportation
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shudan
noun
  1. means; way; measure
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tosuru

te-form

toshite
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
  2. to decide to ... (after the dictionary form of verb)
  3. to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  4. to use for
  5. to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  6. to decide that; to think that
  7. to make into; to change into
  8. to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  9. to intend; to have the intention (with を目的)
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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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jidousha
noun
  1. car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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uma
noun
  1. horse
  2. horse racing
  3. promoted bishop
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nitotte
expression
  1. to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
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kawaru

te-form

kawatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to succeed; to relieve; to replace (esp. 替わる, 替る)
  2. to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone) (esp. 代わる, 代る)
  3. to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch (esp. 換わる, 換る)
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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