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Tom packed a lunch for Mary to take to school.
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Vocabulary list

ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
gakkou
noun
  1. school
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
motteiku
expression, godan verb (iku/yuku)
  1. to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
motsu

te-form

motte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
  2. to possess; to have; to own
  3. to maintain; to keep
  4. to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
  5. to take charge of; to be in charge of
  6. to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iku
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
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
obentou
noun
  1. bento; Japanese box lunch
o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
bentou
noun
  1. bento; Japanese box lunch
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.
tsumeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsumeta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to shorten; to move closer together
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to reduce (spending); to conserve
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do (usu. as 根を詰める)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be on duty; to be stationed
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
  2. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) (the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)
  2. to do completely; to do thoroughly
  3. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

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