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If you had made more effort, you would have passed the entrance examination.
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Vocabulary list

mousukoshi
expression
  1. a bit more; a bit longer
ganbaru

te-form

ganbatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
  2. to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
  3. to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
Suffix after the te form of a verb
oku

Provisional Present Indicative Form

okeba
godan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to do something in advance (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state (after the -te form of a verb)
nyuugakushiken
noun
  1. entrance examination
nyuugaku
noun, suru verb
  1. entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
shiken
noun, suru verb
  1. examination; exam; test
  2. trial; experiment; test
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
ukaru

te-form

ukatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to pass (examination)
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)
darouni
expression
  1. but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess (usu. sentence end, expressing supposition)
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)
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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