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We went all out to finish the work before dark.
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nichibotsuzen
noun
  1. before sunset
nichibotsu
noun
  1. sunset
maeni
adverb
  1. ahead; before; ago
zen
noun, used as a prefix
  1. last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; ex-; former
  2. pre- (e.g. premodern) (before the name of an era)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. before (after a noun)
noun, adverb
  1. before; earlier
mae
noun
  1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
noun, no adjective
  1. (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
noun
  1. forward; ahead
  2. (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
no adjective
  1. previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
suffix
  1. portion; helping (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb)
noun
  1. front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
  2. privates; private parts
  3. criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
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
shigoto
noun, suru verb
  1. work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
noun
  1. work
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.
oeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to finish
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to graduate
you
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. appearing ...; looking ... (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. way to ...; method of ...ing (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. form; style; design (usu. after a noun)
  4. like; similar to (usu. after a noun)
noun
  1. thing (thought or spoken)
zenryokuwotsukusu

te-form

zenryokuwotsukushite
expression, godan verb
  1. to do one's best; to put forth every effort
zenryoku
noun, no adjective
  1. all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
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.
tsukusu

te-form

tsukushite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to use up; to exhaust; to run out of
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)
suffix, godan verb
  1. to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully (after masu stem of verb)
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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