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求める, もとめる
Conjugated: 求めていた
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to want, to wish for
2. to request, to demand, to require, to ask for
3. to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job)
See 買う・1, Polite
4. to purchase, to buy
彼はより良い生活を求めてブラジルに移住した。
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も
Particle
1. too, also, in addition, as well, (not) either (in a negative sentence)
as ＡもＢも
2. both A and B, A as well as B, neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)
used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.
3. even, as much as, as many as, as far as, as long as, no less than, no fewer than
often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.
4. even if, even though, although, in spite of
Adverb, See もう・3, Colloquialism, Abbreviation
5. further, more, again, another, the other
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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
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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
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