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Whales can remain submerged for a long time.
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Vocabulary list

kujira
noun
  1. whale (Cetacea spp.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nagaiaida
expression, noun, adverb
  1. long time; long interval; for quite some time
nagai
i adjective
  1. long (distance, length)
  2. long (time); protracted; prolonged
aida
noun
  1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
  1. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
noun
  1. between (two parties or things)
  2. among (a group)
  3. relations (between); relationship
  4. midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground
conjunction
  1. due to; because of
sui
noun
  1. Wednesday
  2. shaved ice (served with flavored syrup)
  3. water (fifth of the five elements)
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
moguru

te-form

mogutte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to dive (into or under water)
  2. to get under; to get into; to get in; to creep into; to crawl under; to bury oneself; to burrow into; to dig oneself into; to snuggle under
  3. to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself; to go underground
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

irareru

Passive Plain Present Indicative Form

irareru
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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