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The child hung on his mother's arm.
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Vocabulary list

kodomo
noun
  1. child
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
haha
noun
  1. mother (かか was used by children)
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
ude
noun
  1. arm
  2. skill; efforts; ability
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
shikkari
adverb, adverb taking the to particle, suru verb
  1. tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
  2. strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
  3. properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
  4. reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
shigamitsuku

te-form

shigamitsuite
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to cling
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)

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