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Teach me how to fold a paper crane. I forgot how to fold it.
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oriduru
noun
  1. folded paper crane
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
orikata
noun
  1. origami instructions
oru

masu stem

ori
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
  2. to fold; to bend
  3. to make (origami)
  4. to interrupt; to end
kata
noun
  1. direction; way (also ほう)
  2. person; lady; gentleman
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. method of; manner of; way of
noun, used as a suffix
  1. care of ...
  2. person in charge of ... (also がた)
  3. side (e.g. "on my mother's side") (also がた)
oshieru

te-form

oshiete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to teach; to instruct
  2. to tell; to inform
  3. to preach
yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey
orikata
noun
  1. origami instructions
oru

masu stem

ori
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
  2. to fold; to bend
  3. to make (origami)
  4. to interrupt; to end
kata
noun
  1. direction; way (also ほう)
  2. person; lady; gentleman
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. method of; manner of; way of
noun, used as a suffix
  1. care of ...
  2. person in charge of ... (also がた)
  3. side (e.g. "on my mother's side") (also がた)
Contraction of 「~て·しまった」 to 「~·ちゃった」
wasureru

te-form

wasurete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
Contraction of 「~て·しまった」 to 「~·ちゃった」
shimau

Plain Past Indicative Form

shimatta
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)
nda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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