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Those animals were in danger of dying out.
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Vocabulary list

sorera
pronoun
  1. those (near the second person)
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
doubutsu
noun
  1. animal
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
zetsumetsu
noun, suru verb
  1. extinction; extermination
  2. eradication; stamping out; wiping out
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
kiki
noun
  1. crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
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
sarasu
sarasu

Passive Plain te-form

sarasarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.)
  2. to bleach; to refine
  3. to rinse (vegetables); to soak
  4. to doxx; to dox; to make someone's private information public without permission (esp. online)
  5. to sentence someone to public humiliation
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)

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