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How old might his grandfather be?
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kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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
ojiisan
noun
  1. grandfather (usu. お祖父さん)
  2. male senior-citizen (usu. お爺さん)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nansai
noun
  1. how old?; what age?
nan
pronoun
  1. what
prefix
  1. how many (followed by a counter)
  2. many; a lot of (followed by (optional number), counter and も)
  3. several; a few; some (followed by a counter and か)
sai
suffix, counter
  1. -years-old
kashira
particle
  1. I wonder (from ...か知らぬ, usu. fem)
  2. some kind; some stage; somehow; somewhere (indicates imprecision)

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