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He has just bought a used car.
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kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
chuukosha
noun
  1. used car; secondhand car
chuuko
no adjective
  1. used; second-hand; old
noun
  1. Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
sha
noun, used as a suffix
  1. car; vehicle
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.
kau

Plain Past Indicative Form

katta
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
Suffix after the past tense of a verb
bakari
particle
  1. just (finished, etc.) (after the -ta form of a verb)
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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