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January 17

  Kyonen dou nattaka 
oboeteru deshou? 

Remember what happened last year?

Vocabulary / Expressions

kyonen 
去年
last year
dou
どう
what, how
oboeru
覚える
to remember

Notes

"oboeteru (覚えてる)" is a colloquial way of saying "oboeteiru (覚えている)." When the te-form of the verb and "~ iru (~いる)" are combined, it expresses the continuation of an action or state. 

"~ deshou (~でしょう)" with rising intonation asks for the listener's agreement. 

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