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The gate had already been closed when he returned.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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)
modottekuru
modottekuru
modottekuru

Conditional Present Indicative Form

modottekitara
expression, kuru verb
  1. to come back
modoru

te-form

modotte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to turn back (e.g. half-way)
  2. to return; to go back
  3. to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned
  4. to rebound; to spring back
Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru
kuru

Conditional Present Indicative Form

kitara
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to come back; to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
mon
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. gate
  2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
  3. division; phylum
counter
  1. counter for cannons
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mou
adverb
  1. now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
  2. already; yet; by now; (not) anymore
  3. further; more; again; another; the other
interjection
  1. tsk; dammit; jeez; come on; what the hell (used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation))
shimau

te-form

shimatte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close
  2. to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up
  3. to put away; to put back; to keep; to store
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
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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