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The army was advancing in the wrong direction.
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Vocabulary list

guntai
noun
  1. armed forces; military; troops
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
chigau
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to differ (from); to vary
  2. to not be in the usual condition
  3. to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
  4. to be different from promised
expression
  1. isn't it?; wasn't it? (at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか)
houkou
noun
  1. direction; orientation; bearing; way
  2. course (e.g. of action)
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
susumu

te-form

susunde
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to advance; to go forward
  2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
  3. to make progress; to improve
  4. to deepen; to heighten
  5. to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
  6. to do of one's own free will
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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