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The baby was named Alfred after his grandfather.
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Vocabulary list

sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
akachan
noun
  1. baby; infant
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sofu
noun, no adjective
  1. grandfather
  2. old man
  3. kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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
na
noun
  1. name; given name
  2. title
  3. fame; renown; reputation
  4. pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
nichinande
expression
  1. named after; associated with; connected with
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
chinamu

te-form

chinande
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
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)
nadukeru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

nadukerareta

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

nadukerareta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to name; to call; to christen; to term

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