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If they hadn't found the vase, John would have been accused of stealing it.
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Vocabulary list

moshi
adverb
  1. if; in case; supposing
karera
pronoun
  1. they; them (usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group)
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)
kabin
noun
  1. (flower) vase
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.
mitsukeru

te-form

mitsukete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot
  2. to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault
  3. to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Provisional Present Indicative Negative Form

inakereba
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
jon
noun
  1. jeon; Korean dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg and fried
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
settouzai
noun
  1. (crime of) theft; (crime of) stealing; larceny
settou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. theft; stealing; larceny
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.)
uttaeru

Potential Plain te-form

uttaerarete

Passive Plain te-form

uttaerarete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
  2. to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies)
  3. to complain
  4. to sue (a person); to take someone to court
  5. to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
da

Plain Presumptive Form

darou
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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