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I spoke to him in English and found I could make myself understood.
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Vocabulary list

eigo
noun, no adjective
  1. English (language)
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.)
hanashikakeru

te-form

hanashikakete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
  2. to begin to talk; to start a conversation
Suffix after the te form of a verb
miru
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try (after the -te form of a verb)
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)
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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
iu
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
koto
noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)
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)
aite
noun
  1. companion; partner; company
  2. other party; addressee
  3. opponent (sports, etc.)
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
tsuujiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsuujita
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)
  2. to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
  3. to be understood; to be comprehended
  4. to be honored; to be good
  5. to be well versed in; to be well-informed
  6. to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
  7. to form a liaison; to be intimate
  8. to spread widely; to disseminate
tsuuzuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsuujita
ichidan verb (zuru), intransitive verb
  1. to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)
  2. to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
  3. to be understood; to be comprehended
  4. to be honored; to be good
  5. to be well versed in; to be well-informed
  6. to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
  7. to form a liaison; to be intimate

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