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If the brain is dead, we should let the patient die.
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Vocabulary list

moshimo
adverb
  1. if; in case; supposing (emph. form of 若し, often in unfavorable situations)
nou
noun
  1. brain
  2. brains; mind
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)
shindeiru

Conditional Present Indicative Form

shindeitara
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to be dead; to be lifeless
shinu

te-form

shinde
godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
  1. to die; to pass away
  2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
  3. to cease; to stop
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Conditional Present Indicative Form

itara
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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 ...
kanja
noun
  1. patient
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.
shinu

Causative Plain te-form

shinasete
godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
  1. to die; to pass away
  2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
  3. to cease; to stop
shinasu

Potential Plain te-form

shinasete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to let die
Suffix after the te form of a verb
ageru
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do for (the sake of someone else) (after the -te form of a verb)
Suffix after the dictionary form of a verb
beki
auxiliary
  1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done (after plain verbs)
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
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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