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The Greeks used to hold a big athletic meet.
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girishiajin
noun
  1. Greek (person)
jin
suffix
  1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) (indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.)
  2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... (indicates expertise (in a certain field))
  3. man; person; people (usu. in compound words)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mukashi
no adjective, noun, adverb
  1. olden days; former
dai
prefix, na adjective, noun
  1. large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe
prefix
  1. great; prominent; eminent; distinguished
suffix
  1. -sized; as big as; the size of
suffix, prefix
  1. university
noun
  1. large (e.g. serving size); large option
  2. long month (i.e. having 31 days)
kyougikai
noun
  1. athletic meet
kyougi
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. game; match; contest
kai
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. meeting; assembly; party; gathering; conference; athletic meet
  2. society; association; club
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.
hiraku

te-form

hiraite
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
  2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
  3. to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
  4. to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open
  2. to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
  3. to open (ports, borders, etc.)
  4. to open (an account)
  5. to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop
  6. to open (a file, etc.)
  7. to extract (root); to reduce (equation)
  8. to cut open (fish) (as 魚を開く)
  9. to change (kanji into hiragana)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to flare (e.g. skirt)
  2. to slacken (into a poor posture) (as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.)
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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