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子供, 子ども, 小供, こども

child

あなたには何人子供がいますか。

だ

copula, See である, See です, plain copula

1. be, is

Auxiliary verb, See た・1, た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action

2. did, (have) done

See た・2, indicates light imperative

3. please, do

ちがや, 茅, 茅萱, 白茅, ち, チガヤ

Usually in kana

cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)

つ, 箇, 個, ち, ぢ, じ

Counter, Usually in kana

counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mitsu, and misoji, yasoji, etc.)

の

Particle, See 乃, occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之

1. indicates possessive

2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives

See が・1

3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases

often ん

4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion

Female term or language

5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis

ために, 為に, 爲に

Conjunction, Usually in kana

1. for, for the sake of, to one's advantage, in favor of, in favour of, on behalf of

2. because of, as a result of

雨のために私は家にいた。