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The helicopter is so useful that someday it may take the place of cars and trains.
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herikoputaa
noun
  1. helicopter
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
totemo
adverb
  1. very; awfully; exceedingly (とっても is more emphatic)
  2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot) (before a negative form)
yakunitatsu
expression, godan verb
  1. to be helpful; to be useful
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
itsuka
adverb
  1. sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kuruma
noun
  1. car; automobile; vehicle
  2. wheel
ya
particle
  1. such things as ...; and ... and (used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place)
  2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as (after the dictionary form of a verb)
copula
  1. be; is
interjection
  1. o; oh (punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.)
  2. huh; what (interjection expressing surprise)
  3. hi
  4. yes; what?
particle
  1. yes?; no?; is it?; isn't it? (indicates a question)
kisha
noun
  1. train (esp. long distance train)
  2. steam train (orig. meaning)
nitotte
expression
  1. to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
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
tottekawaru
intransitive verb, godan verb
  1. to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
toru

te-form

totte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch
  2. to pass; to hand; to give
  3. to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
  4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
  5. to remove; to get rid of; to take off
  6. to take away; to steal; to rob
  7. to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
  8. to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish)
  9. to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
  10. to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
  11. to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
  12. to record; to take down
  13. to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
  14. to order; to have delivered
  15. to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
  16. to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
  17. to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
kawaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to succeed; to relieve; to replace (esp. 替わる, 替る)
  2. to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone) (esp. 代わる, 代る)
  3. to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch (esp. 換わる, 換る)
kamoshiremasen
expression
  1. may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
kamo
particle
  1. may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shiru

Potential Polite Present Indicative Negative Form

shiremasen
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
  2. to notice; to feel
  3. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
  4. to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure)
  5. to experience; to go through; to learn
  6. to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know
  7. to concern

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