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It is more blessed to give than to receive.
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ataeru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

ataerareru

Passive Plain Present Indicative Form

ataerareru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
  2. to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
  3. to assign
  4. to cause
  5. to pass (a variable to a function)
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
ataeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
  2. to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
  3. to assign
  4. to cause
  5. to pass (a variable to a function)
hou
noun
  1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part (often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
  3. type; category
  4. field (of study, etc.)
  5. indicates one side of a comparison
  6. way; method; manner; means
  7. length (of each side of a square)
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)
issou
adverb, no adjective
  1. much more; still more; all the more; more than ever
noun, no adjective
  1. single layer (or storey, etc.)
adverb
  1. rather; sooner; preferably
megumu

Passive Plain te-form

megumarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to bless; to show mercy to
  2. to give (money, etc.)
megumareru

te-form

megumarete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
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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