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John played guitar and his friends sang.
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jon
noun
  1. jeon; Korean dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg and fried
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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.
hajiku

masu stem

hajiki
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to flip; to snap; to flick
  2. to repel
  3. to use (an abacus); to calculate
  4. to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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
yuujin
noun
  1. friend (more formal than 友達)
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
utau

Plain Past Indicative Form

utatta
godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to sing
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem (esp. 歌う, 詠う)

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