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Breakdown of hon o hondana ni okuno o wasurenaide.
本hon
book
にni
at; on; in; to; for [indirect object particle]
をo
direct object particle
忘れるwasureru
to forget
のno
verb nominalizer
置くoku
to put, to place; to leave
本棚hondana
bookshelf
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