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父が戦争の体験談を語ってくれた。

Sentence Analyzer

戦争 体験談 語ってくれた

English Translation

My father told me about his experiences during the war.

Furigana

(ちち)戦争(せんそう)体験談(たいけんだん)(かた)ってくれた。

Romanji

Chichi ga sensō no taikendan o katattekureta.

Words

(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
戦争 (せんそう)
war
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
体験談 (たいけんだん)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
語る (かたる)
to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし
Meanings: verification, effect, testing
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language