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The nail tore his jacket.
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Vocabulary list

kugi
noun
  1. nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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
uwagi
noun
  1. coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
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)
saku

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

saketa
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to tear; to rip up
  2. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
  3. to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
  4. to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
  5. to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
sakeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

saketa
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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