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My grandma bent over to pick up a needle and thread.
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obaachan
noun
  1. granny; grandma; gran
  2. old lady; old woman
o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
baachan
noun
  1. granny; grandma; gran
  2. old lady; old woman
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
miwokagameru

te-form

miwokagamete
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to stoop; to bend over
mi
noun
  1. body
  2. oneself
  3. one's place; one's position
  4. main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
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.
kagameru

te-form

kagamete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
ito
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. thread; yarn; string
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
tsuku

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsuita
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
  2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
  3. to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
  4. to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
  5. to take root
  6. to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
  7. to side with; to belong to
  8. to possess; to haunt
  9. to be lit; to be lighted
  10. to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
  11. to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
  12. to be sensed; to be perceived
  13. to be lucky (from 運がつく)
suffix, godan verb
  1. to become (a state, condition, etc.) (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)
hari
noun
  1. needle; pin
  2. hook
  3. stinger; thorn
  4. hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
  5. staple (for a stapler)
  6. needlework; sewing
  7. malice
counter, noun, used as a suffix
  1. counter for stitches
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.
hirou

Plain Past Indicative Form

hirotta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pick up; to find; to gather

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