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ikenai. ashi ga mada itai.

行いけない。　足あし　が　まだ　痛いたい。ikenai. ashi ga mada itai.
(I) can't come. (My) foot still hurts.
Remember that whereas in English we use the word come when joining a group of people somewhere, in Japanese we use the verb 行く here, as the speaker is moving away from his usual location.
ikenai. ashi ga mada itai.
From Lesson 221:The body·Japanese

Note

Remember that whereas in English we use the word come when joining a group of people somewhere, in Japanese we use the verb 行く here, as the speaker is moving away from his usual location.

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