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公く卿ぎょうたちは和わ歌かを詠よんで競きそった。

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公く卿ぎょう

court noble; kugyō

pluralizing suffix (people, animals)

は

topic marker

grammar

waka; classic Japanese poem

compose a poem; write a poem

-> 詠むgodan verb

connective te-form

compete; vie; contend

-> 競うgodan verb

past tense or completed action