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The colonnade of the basilica of Saint Peter is truly grand and beautiful.
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Vocabulary list

daiseidou
noun
  1. cathedral
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)
seidou
noun
  1. (Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
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
chuurou
noun
  1. pillared corridor
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hontouni
adverb
  1. really; truly
ookii

te-form

ookikute
i adjective
  1. big; large; great
  2. loud
  3. extensive; spacious
  4. important; decisive; valuable
  5. older; grown up
kirei
na adjective
  1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
  2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat
  3. completely; entirely (as きれいに)
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
ne
particle
  1. right?; don't you think (at sentence end; indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.)
interjection
  1. hey; come on; listen

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