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They fed me a line about Monday being a holiday, so I took the day off, and it wasn't.
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getsuyoubi
noun, adverb
  1. Monday
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kyuujitsu
noun
  1. holiday; day off
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)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
iu

Passive Plain te-form

iwarete
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
yasumu

te-form

yasunde
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be absent; to take a day off
  2. to rest; to have a break
  3. to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire
  4. to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business
Suffix after the te form of a verb
shimau

Plain Past Indicative Form

shimatta
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)
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)
karera
pronoun
  1. they; them (usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group)
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
ippai
noun, no adjective
  1. amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic)
na adjective
  1. full
noun
  1. one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat
adverb, no adjective, na adjective
  1. fully; to capacity
  2. a lot; much
noun, used as a suffix, noun, adverb
  1. all of ...; the entire ...
kuwasu

Passive Plain te-form

kuwasarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to serve (e.g. in a restaurant); to force to eat
  2. to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to keep
  3. to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow); to administer
  4. to deceive; to cheat; to trick
Suffix after the te form of a verb
shimau

Plain Past Indicative Form

shimatta
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)

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