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The boy knows how to throw a curve.
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Vocabulary list

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 ...
shounen
noun
  1. boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kaabu
noun, suru verb
  1. curve; turn; bend
noun
  1. curveball; curve ball
  2. (wine) cellar
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
nageru

masu stem

nage
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast
  2. to give up; to abandon; to throw away
  3. to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
kata
noun
  1. direction; way (also ほう)
  2. person; lady; gentleman
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. method of; manner of; way of
noun, used as a suffix
  1. care of ...
  2. person in charge of ... (also がた)
  3. side (e.g. "on my mother's side") (also がた)
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.
shiru

te-form

shitte
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
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
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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