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It's not legal for people under 20 to drink in Canada.
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Vocabulary list

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.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hatachi
noun
  1. 20 years old
  2. twenty
nijuu
numeric
  1. twenty; 20
saimiman
suffix
  1. under ... years of age; less than ... years old
sai
suffix, counter
  1. -years-old
miman
noun, used as a suffix, noun, adverb
  1. less than; under; below
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
inshu
noun, suru verb
  1. drinking alcohol (sake)
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)
mitomeru

Potential Plain te-form

mitomerarete

Passive Plain te-form

mitomerarete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
  2. to deem; to judge; to assess
  3. to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow
  4. to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge)
  5. to watch steadily; to observe carefully
  6. to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Polite Present Indicative Negative Form

imasen
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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