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I had my hair cut at the barber shop yesterday.
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kinou
noun, adverb
  1. yesterday
tokoya
noun
  1. barbershop; barber shop; barber
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.)
kamiwokiru

te-form

kamiwokitte
expression, godan verb
  1. to get a haircut
  2. to give a haircut; to cut hair
kami
noun
  1. hair (on the head)
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.
kiru

te-form

kitte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
  2. to sever (connections, ties)
  3. to turn off (e.g. the light)
  4. to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect
  5. to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
  6. to open (something sealed)
  7. to start
  8. to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.)
  9. to reduce; to decrease; to discount
  10. to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
  11. to cross; to traverse
  12. to criticize sharply
  13. to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
  14. to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
  15. to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
  16. to shuffle (cards)
  17. to discard a tile
  18. to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate
  19. to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
  20. to trump
  21. to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go)
  22. to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) (also written as 鑽る)
  23. to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to finish; to complete (after the -masu stem of a verb)
morau

Plain Past Indicative Form

moratta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to receive; to take; to accept
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to get somebody to do something (follows a verb in "-te" form)
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)
  2. to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected
nda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
da
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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