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Kanada de Ban ga Hodoo o Boosoo | 2018/April/24 |
a van drives into pedestrians
23-nichi, (Nihon jikan 24-ka), Kanada no Toronto de, Ban ga Hodoo o boosoo shimashita.
Ban wa hokoosha o hanemashita.
Hokoosha 10-nin ga Shiboo shimashita.
Soshite, 15-nin ga kega o shimashita.
Keisatsu wa Ban o unten shite ita otoko o tsukamaemashita.
Ima no tokoro, Koi ka, Jiko ka, wakatte imasen.
Demo, Koi no kanoosei ga takai yoo desu.
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Kanada de Ban ga Hodoo o Boosoo
Kanada Canada, ban van, hodoo sidewalk
boosoo [sv] go out of control, go wild, drive recklessly
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1. | 23-nichi, (Nihon jikan 24-ka), Kanada no Toronto de, Ban ga Hodoo o boosoo shimashita. |
nijuusan-nichi / nijuuyokka 23rd. / 24th. of the month, Nihon jikan Japan time
Kanada Canada, Toronto Toronto, -de place marker; in, at
ban van, hodoo sidewalk
boosoo [sv] go out of control, go wild, drive recklessly
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2. | Ban wa hokoosha o hanemashita. |
ban van, hokoosha pedestrian
hanemasu to hit (car hits a person)
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3. | Hokoosha 10-nin ga Shiboo shimashita. |
hokoosha pedestrian, juu-nin 10 people
shiboo [sv] death, die (formal)
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4. | Soshite, 15-nin ga kega o shimashita. |
soshite and, juugo-nin 15 people
kega o shimasu to be injured, get hurt, kega injury, hurt, wound
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5. | Keisatsu wa Ban o unten shite ita otoko o tsukamaemashita. |
keisatsu police, ban o unten shite ita otoko a man who was driving the van
unten [sv] operation, driving, shite ita ta form of shite imasu; was doing
otoko man, tsukamaemasu to catch, arrest, capture
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6. | Ima no tokoro, Koi ka, Jiko ka, wakatte imasen. |
ima no tokoro at the moment, for the present (set phrase)
koi intentional, volitional, jiko accident
[A] ka, [B] ka A or B, wakatte imasen don't know yet, be unknown, be not clear
wakarimasu to understand, know, -te imasu expressing progressive or state
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7. | Demo, Koi no kanoosei ga takai yoo desu. |
demo however, but, koi intentional, volitional
-no kanoosei ga takai be a high possibility, be likely to, it should be, it probably
kanoosei potential, possibility, takai expensive / high, -yoo desu it seems, it looks
Practice the following words
Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)
ban o unten shite ita otoko
phrase + noun:Noun Modifier
Level 2 Chapter 13
ban o unten shite ita otoko / wakatte imasen
verb te form + -te imasu:expressing the progressive, a state of being or a habitual action
Level 2 Chapter 4
koi no kanoosei ga takai yoo desu
plain form + yoo desu:It seems, It looks
Level 3 Chapter 8
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