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The weather forecast said that it would rain this afternoon, but it didn't.
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tenkiyohou
noun
  1. weather forecast; weather report
tenki
noun
  1. weather; the elements
  2. fair weather; fine weather
yohou
noun, suru verb
  1. forecast; prediction
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
gogo
noun, adverb
  1. afternoon; p.m.
ame
noun
  1. rain
  2. rainy day; rainy weather
  3. the November suit (in hanafuda)
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)
furu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down
  2. to form (of frost)
  3. to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in
  4. to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive
da

Plain Presumptive Form

darou
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
toitte
expression
  1. however; because; as
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
iu

te-form

itte
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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)
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)
furu

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

furanakatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down
  2. to form (of frost)
  3. to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in
  4. to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive

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