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A lost wallet

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Passage

ๅฑฑ็”ฐใ•ใ‚“ใธ ใŸใ„ใธใ‚“ใงใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๆ—ฅใ€่ฒกๅธƒใ‚’ใชใใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๆœใ€ๅฎถใ‚’ๅ‡บใฆใ€้›ป่ปŠใซไน—ใฃใฆไผš็คพใธ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไผš็คพใซ็€ใ„ใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‹ใฐใ‚“ใฎไธญใ‚’่ฆ‹ใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€่ฒกๅธƒใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ไธญใซใŠ้‡‘ใจใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใจใ€ๅคงๅˆ‡ใชๅ†™็œŸใ‚‚ๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใŸใถใ‚“ใ€้›ป่ปŠใฎไธญใง่ฝใจใ—ใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๆœใฏใจใฆใ‚‚่พผใ‚“ใงใ„ใฆใ€ไบบใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใŠๆ˜ผใซใ€้ง…ใธ่กŒใฃใฆใ€้ง…ๅ“กใ•ใ‚“ใซ่žใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใพใ ่ฆ‹ใคใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใจ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใ‚‚ใ—่ฆ‹ใคใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€้›ป่ฉฑใ—ใพใ™ใ€ใจ้ง…ๅ“กใ•ใ‚“ใŒ่จ€ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅฑฑ็”ฐใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎใƒฉใƒณใƒใฎใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ใ€ๅฐ‘ใ—่ฒธใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚ไปŠใ€ใŠ้‡‘ใŒๅ…จ็„ถใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใ‚ใ•ใฃใฆใซใฏใ€ๅฟ…ใš่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚‚ใ—้ง…ใ‹ใ‚‰็งใซ้€ฃ็ตกใŒๆฅใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซไบค็•ชใธ่กŒใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚ไธ€ไบบใงใฏๅฐ‘ใ—ๅฟƒ้…ใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚่ฟ”ไบ‹ใ‚’ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ็”ฐไธญ

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Sentence structure

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ไปŠๆ—ฅใ€่ฒกๅธƒใ‚’ใชใใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ModifierไปŠๆ—ฅtoday (time)
Object่ฒกๅธƒใ‚’wallet (object o)
Predicateใชใใ—ใฆlose (te-form)
Predicateใ—ใพใ„ใพใ—ใŸ"te shimau" = completion / regret

The form "verb te + shimaimashita" shows that an action is fully completed, and especially adds a nuance of regret, "(unfortunately) ended up doing": "nakushite shimaimashita" = ended up losing it. It conveys the speaker's dismay more than the plain "nakushimashita" (lost).

ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎใƒฉใƒณใƒใฎใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ใ€ๅฐ‘ใ—่ฒธใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚
Objectๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฎใƒฉใƒณใƒใฎใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’tomorrow's lunch money (no links nouns)
Modifierๅฐ‘ใ—a little (adverb)
Predicate่ฒธใ—ใฆlend (te-form)
Predicateใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹"te kuremasen ka" = polite request

The form "~te kuremasen ka" is a polite, soft request: "won't you ... for me?" "kureru" expresses an action someone does for the speaker, so the nuance of asking a favor arises naturally. Nouns can be chained at length with repeated "no," as in "ashita no ranchi no okane" (tomorrow's lunch's money).

Questions

Q1What happened to Tanaka?

Q2Where does Tanaka think the wallet was lost?

Q3What does Tanaka ask Yamada to do?

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