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When did World War II break out?
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daini
noun, no adjective
  1. second
dai
prefix
  1. prefix for forming ordinal numbers
niji
noun, adverb
  1. two o'clock
ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
ji
suffix
  1. hour; o'clock
suffix, no adjective
  1. (specified) time; when ...; during ...
sekaitaisen
noun
  1. world war
sekai
noun
  1. the world; society; the universe
  2. sphere; circle; world
no adjective
  1. world-renowned; world-famous
noun
  1. realm governed by one Buddha; space (original meaning)
taisen
noun
  1. great war; great battle
  2. world war
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
itsu
pronoun
  1. when; at what time; how soon
  2. normal times; ordinary days
okoru

Plain Past Indicative Form

okotta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to occur; to happen
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way

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