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The branch bent but did not break.
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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 ...
eda
noun
  1. branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tawamu

Plain Past Indicative Form

tawanda
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to bend; to warp
  2. to lose heart
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)
oru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

orenakatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
  2. to fold; to bend
  3. to make (origami)
  4. to interrupt; to end
oreru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

orenakatta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture
  2. to be folded
  3. to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit
  4. to turn (a corner)

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