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The father of a father is a grandfather, a grandfather's father is a great-grandfather, a great-grandfather's father is a great-great-grandfather, but no word has been decided upon for the generations before great-great-grandfather.
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chichi
noun
  1. father (とと and ちゃん are used by children)
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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
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chichi
noun
  1. father (とと and ちゃん are used by children)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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sofu
noun, no adjective
  1. grandfather
  2. old man
  3. kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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sofu
noun, no adjective
  1. grandfather
  2. old man
  3. kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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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
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chichi
noun
  1. father (とと and ちゃん are used by children)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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sousofu
hijiji
noun
  1. great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
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hi
sou
prefix
  1. great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
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sofu
jiji
noun, no adjective
  1. grandfather
  2. old man
  3. kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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sousofu
hijiji
noun
  1. great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
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hi
sou
prefix
  1. great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
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sofu
jiji
noun, no adjective
  1. grandfather
  2. old man
  3. kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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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
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chichi
noun
  1. father (とと and ちゃん are used by children)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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kousofu
noun
  1. great-great-grandfather
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da
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)
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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)
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kousofu
noun
  1. great-great-grandfather
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yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
mae
suffix
  1. portion; helping (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb)
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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
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sedai
noun, no adjective
  1. generation; the world; the age
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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
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koshou
noun, suru verb
  1. naming; giving a name; designation; denomination
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. nominal
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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kimaru

te-form

kimatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged
  2. to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set (as 決まっている or 決まった)
  3. to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge (as ...と決まっている)
  4. to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch)
  5. to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo)
  6. to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

inai
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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