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The patrol car pursued a speeding sports car, but it all ended in a wild-goose chase.
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Vocabulary list

patorooru
noun, suru verb
  1. patrol
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ihan
noun, suru verb
  1. violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
supiidowodasu

te-form

supiidowodashite
expression, godan verb
  1. to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
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.
dasu

te-form

dashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to take out; to get out
  2. to put out; to reveal; to show
  3. to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in
  4. to publish; to make public
  5. to send (e.g. letter)
  6. to produce (a sound); to start (fire)
  7. to serve (food)
suffix, godan verb
  1. ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) (after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
hashiru

te-form

hashitte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to run
  2. to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
  3. to rush (to); to dash; to race
  4. to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
  5. to run away; to abscond; to elope (occ. 奔る)
  6. to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
  7. to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in (as 〜に走る; occ. 趨る)
  8. to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie
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)
supootsu
noun, no adjective
  1. sport; sports
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.
ou

Plain Past Indicative Form

otta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after
  2. to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
  3. to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel
  4. to drive (e.g. a herd)
  5. to be pressed (e.g. for time) (in passive voice)
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)
kekkyoku
adverb
  1. after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually
noun, no adjective
  1. conclusion; end
noun
  1. end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
muda
noun, na adjective
  1. futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
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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