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My father has been washing his car since this morning.
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Vocabulary list

otousan
noun
  1. father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  2. husband
pronoun
  1. you; he; him (of person older than speaker)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kesa
noun, adverb
  1. this morning
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
zutto
adverb
  1. continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way (ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
  2. much (better, etc.); by far; far and away
  3. far away; long ago
  4. direct; straight
kuruma
noun
  1. car; automobile; vehicle
  2. wheel
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.
arau

te-form

aratte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to wash; to cleanse; to rinse
  2. to inquire into; to investigate
  3. to purify (one's heart)
  4. to lave (e.g. shore); to wash over (e.g. deck); to sweep
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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