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He can't tell a cherry tree from a plum tree, but he can name them in twelve languages.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sakura
noun
  1. cherry tree; cherry blossom
  2. fake buyer; paid audience; shill; seat filler (also as 偽客)
  3. hired applauder
  4. horse meat
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
ume
noun
  1. Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum
  2. lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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.
miwakeru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

miwakerarenai

Passive Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

miwakerarenai
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
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)
sorezore
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. each; respectively
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.
juuni
numeric
  1. twelve; 12
noun
  1. queen (playing card)
kakokugo
counter
  1. counter for languages
kakoku
counter
  1. counter for countries
go
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. language
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. word
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
iu

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

ieru
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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