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Source Word

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IPA(Pronunciation)

/ə/

Preposition

archaic obsolete

To do with separation; In, into. / To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. / To do with status; In. / (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.

Japanese Meaning

分離に関する意味：～の中へ、～に入って / 時間に関する意味：各々、1あたり、～に、～で、～によって / 状態に関する意味：～の中に / （古語）位置や方向に関する意味：～の中で、～に、～で、～に向かって

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In the dialect of the island, the preposition a means 'away from' when describing movement.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その島の方言では、前置詞「から離れて」が場所から離れる動作を示す。

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Sense（1）

To do with separation; In, into.

Torn a pieces.

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Sense（2）

To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.

I brush my teeth twice a day.

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Sense（3）

To do with status; In.

To set the people a worke.

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Sense（4）

(archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.

Stand a tiptoe.

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Sense（5）

(archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.

The times, they are a-changin'.

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Sense（6）

(archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.

It was a doing.

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Sense（7）

(archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.

Sense（8）

(obsolete) To do with method; In, with.

Stands here a purpose.

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Sense（9）

(obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.

A God’s name.

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