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He saved a little boy from drowning.
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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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chiisana
pre-noun adjectival
  1. small; little; tiny
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otokonoko
expression, noun
  1. boy; son; baby boy
  2. young man
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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)
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oboreru

te-form

oborete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown
  2. to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
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shinikakeru

te-form

shinikakete
ichidan verb
  1. to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
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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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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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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tasukeru

te-form

tasukete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to save; to rescue
  2. to help; to assist
  3. to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid
  4. to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to
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tasuku

Potential Plain te-form

tasukete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to help; to save; to rescue
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
yaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

yatta
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance) (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to make active efforts to ... (after the -te form of a verb)
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