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The committee met and discussed whom to appoint to the post.
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iin
noun
  1. committee member
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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)
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atsumaru

masu stem

atsumari
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to gather; to collect; to assemble
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dare
pronoun
  1. who (だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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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 ...
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posuto
noun
  1. postbox; mailbox; mail box; pillar box
  2. post; position
  3. post (e.g. goalpost)
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
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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
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ninmei
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
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subeki
expression
  1. should do; ought to do
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su
su verb - precursor to the modern suru
  1. to do (literary form of 為る)
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beki
auxiliary
  1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done (after plain verbs)
  2. -able (passive ending)
  3. probably; likely
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ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
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ronjiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ronjita
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to discuss; to talk about; to deal with (a topic)
  2. to argue; to dispute
  3. to take into consideration; to make an issue of (usu. in negative sentences)
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ronzuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ronjita
ichidan verb (zuru), transitive verb
  1. to discuss; to talk about; to deal with (a topic)
  2. to argue; to dispute
  3. to take into consideration; to make an issue of (usu. in negative sentences)
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