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WW1 lasted from 1914 until 1918.
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daiichijisekaitaisen
noun
  1. World War I; First World War
daiichiji
noun
  1. the first ...; primary
daiichi
no adjective, noun
  1. first; foremost; number one
  2. most important
  3. best; greatest; most
adverb
  1. above all; besides; in any case; to begin with
dai
prefix
  1. prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ichiji
noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
  1. first; preliminary
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. primary (sources, industry, etc.); original
  2. linear (function, equation); first-order
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
ji
prefix
  1. next
  2. hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
counter
  1. order; sequence; time; times
sekaitaisen
noun
  1. world war
sekai
noun
  1. the world; society; the universe
  2. sphere; circle; world
no adjective
  1. world-renowned; world-famous
noun
  1. realm governed by one Buddha; space (original meaning)
taisen
noun
  1. great war; great battle
  2. world war
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
senkyuuhyakujuuyonen
  1. one thousand nine hundred and fourteen years; 1,914 years
nen
noun
  1. year
counter
  1. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
noun
  1. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
senkyuuhyakujuuhachinen
  1. one thousand nine hundred and eighteen years; 1,918 years
nen
noun
  1. year
counter
  1. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
noun
  1. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
made
particle
  1. until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. to (a place); as far as
  3. to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. only; merely
tsuduku

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsuduita
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to continue; to last; to go on
  2. to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
  3. to occur again and again
  4. to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
  5. to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
  6. to hold out; to keep; to last

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