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He is at home in phonetics as well as linguistics.
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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
gengogaku
noun
  1. linguistics
gengo
noun
  1. language
gaku
noun
  1. learning; scholarship; study; erudition; knowledge; education
noun, used as a suffix
  1. study of ...; -ology; -ics
dakedenaku
expression
  1. not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
dake
particle
  1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
  2. as much as; to the extent of; enough to
deru

Adverbial Negative Form

denaku
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (from ..て or で plus いる; indicates continuing action or state)
onseigaku
noun
  1. phonetics
onsei
noun
  1. voice; speech; sound of a voice
  2. sound (e.g. of a TV)
gaku
noun
  1. learning; scholarship; study; erudition; knowledge; education
noun, used as a suffix
  1. study of ...; -ology; -ics
nimo
expression
  1. also; too; not ... either; as well; even
  2. (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise (after the volitional or dictionary form of verb)
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
tsuujiru

te-form

tsuujite
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)
  2. to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
  3. to be understood; to be comprehended
  4. to be honored; to be good
  5. to be well versed in; to be well-informed
  6. to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
  7. to form a liaison; to be intimate
  8. to spread widely; to disseminate
tsuuzuru

te-form

tsuujite
ichidan verb (zuru), intransitive verb
  1. to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)
  2. to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
  3. to be understood; to be comprehended
  4. to be honored; to be good
  5. to be well versed in; to be well-informed
  6. to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
  7. to form a liaison; to be intimate
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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