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The three boys had only two dollars among them.
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Vocabulary list

sannin
noun
  1. three people
san
numeric
  1. three (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
  1. tri-
nin
counter
  1. counter for people
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
shounen
noun
  1. boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
au

Causative Plain te-form

awasete
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
  2. to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
  3. to be profitable; to be equitable
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do ... to each other; to do ... together (after the -masu stem of a verb)
awasu

Potential Plain te-form

awasete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
  2. to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
  3. to face; to be opposite (someone)
  4. to compare; to check with
  5. to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
  6. to place together; to connect; to overlap
  7. to mix; to combine
  8. to put blade to blade; to fight
awaseru

te-form

awasete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
  2. to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
  3. to face; to be opposite (someone)
  4. to compare; to check with
  5. to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
  6. to place together; to connect; to overlap
  7. to mix; to combine
  8. to put blade to blade; to fight
ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
doru
noun
  1. dollar (orig. an abbr. of ドルラル)
  2. money; cash
shika
particle
  1. only; nothing but (used with neg. verb)
motsu

te-form

motte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
  2. to possess; to have; to own
  3. to maintain; to keep
  4. to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
  5. to take charge of; to be in charge of
  6. to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

inakatta
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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