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Would that our father were here to help us.
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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)
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)
koko
pronoun
  1. here; this place
  2. this point; here; now
  3. these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ... (followed by a duration noun)
  4. the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ... (followed by a duration noun)
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
iru

te-form

ite
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. to stay
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
watashitachi
pronoun
  1. we; us
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
tasukeru

te-form

tasukete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to save; to rescue
  2. to help; to assist
  3. to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid
  4. to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to
tasuku

Potential Plain te-form

tasukete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to help; to save; to rescue
Suffix after the te form of a verb
kureru

Provisional Present Indicative Form

kurereba
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do for one; to take the trouble to do (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do to someone's disadvantage (after the -te form of a verb)
ii
i adjective (yoi/ii)
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also written 良い, 好い and 善い)
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)いい, と(も)いい, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
noni
particle
  1. although; despite; even though; and yet
  2. whereas; while
  3. if only; I wish
  4. in order to

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