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My grandfather is 90 years old and very lively.
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Vocabulary list

sofu
noun, no adjective
  1. grandfather
  2. old man
  3. kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kyuujissai
kyuujussai
  1. ninety years old; 90 years old
kyuujuu
kujuu
numeric
  1. ninety; 90
sai
suffix, counter
  1. -years-old
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.)
totemo
adverb
  1. very; awfully; exceedingly (とっても is more emphatic)
  2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot) (before a negative form)
genki
na adjective, noun
  1. lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited
  2. healthy; well; fit; in good health
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
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)

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