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The price of gasoline is so high that we cannot buy a big car.
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Vocabulary list

gasorin
noun
  1. gasoline; petrol
kakaku
noun
  1. price; value; cost
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)
kou
adverb
  1. in this way; thus; such (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker)
interjection
  1. uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)
takai

te-form

takakute
i adjective
  1. high; tall
  2. expensive; high-priced
  3. high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
  4. loud
  5. high-pitched; shrill
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ookina
pre-noun adjectival
  1. big; large; great
kuruma
noun
  1. car; automobile; vehicle
  2. wheel
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kau

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kaenai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to buy; to purchase (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
  2. to value; to have a high opinion
  3. to stir; to provoke; to draw upon oneself
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)

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