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a. &Qjziffi 9 PVO'~+SE~>OT, &Q*A.T b9jz0
(The TV set which I just bought didn't work well, so I had it
exchanged.)
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(The position of the sofa was strange, so we changed the position.)
c. %Qa>*eX;k*%tLo
(I replaced the books on the shelves.)
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d. $$%TJRLLIP%~:%?@R~~~
(At Shinjuku we transferred to the JR Yamanote Line.)
e. gzii 3 ;kL\?g~f$&A.f~,
(She changed into a beautiful dress.)

-fia;tr>bl v.i. [an event is about to take place] (Gr. 1) begin to -; be about
to -; almost -
Notes: 1. The verb is usually a v.i.
2. The verb has to be a non-volitional, punctual verb.
3. - kakaru can be replaced by - kakeru without substantial
change in meaning. For example, shini-kakatta means
'faced death' and shini-kaketa means 'was half dead.'
(+ - kakerul)
4% hd. tS
a. Xii$$L\@C:, $~8~~;kf~'~Tt:+j
72,
(I heard that my father almost drowned in the ocean when he was
young.)
b. r7id4?ifia;h>->tL;t)',
(The door began to open, but it closed again.)
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C. &~k~=fi>fia~
(I almost died in a car accident.)
d. ~0XK78?S&;h~fi~3fL0
(The moon was about to come out over the forest.)
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e. AID C=%~M~BGB&ID t:i~&&fi~fiaT~wz,
(The work I started on Monday was almost finished on Friday.)