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"error-unrecognized-form"
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{
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{
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"causative"
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"causative"
]
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"causative"
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{
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{
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"potential"
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{
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{
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"volitional"
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{
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{
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"negative"
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{
"form": "めかず",
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{
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"formal"
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},
{
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"formal"
]
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{
"form": "めいた",
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"perfective"
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{
"form": "めいて",
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"conjunctive"
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"error-unrecognized-form"
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{
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{
"form": "めける",
"source": "inflection",
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"potential"
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
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{
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