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Tom went back to his hometown.
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Vocabulary list

ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kokyou
noun
  1. home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home
  2. ruins; historic remains
he
particle
  1. to; towards; for (indicates direction or goal; pronounced え in modern Japanese)
modotteiku

Plain Past Indicative Form

modotteitta
godan verb (iku/yuku)
  1. to go back
modoru

te-form

modotte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to turn back (e.g. half-way)
  2. to return; to go back
  3. to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned
  4. to rebound; to spring back
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iku

Plain Past Indicative Form

itta
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)

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