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He caught twenty butterflies.
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kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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yaku
adverb
  1. approximately; about
noun
  1. promise; appointment; engagement
  2. shortening; reduction; simplification
  3. contraction (in phonetics)
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nijuppiki
nijippiki
  1. twenty small animals; 20 small animals
nijuu
numeric
  1. twenty; 20
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hiki
counter
  1. counter for small animals
  2. counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
  3. counter for horses
noun
  1. roll of cloth
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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
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chou
noun
  1. butterfly
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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.
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tsukamaeru
tsukamaeru
tsukamaeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsukamaeta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
  2. to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
  3. to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back; to detain
  4. towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face (as 〜をつかまえて)
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