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バンドの演奏は何時に始まりますか。

Sentence Analyzer

ばんど 演奏 始まります

English Translation

What time will the band start playing?

Furigana

バンドの演奏(えんそう)(なん)()(はじ)まりますか。

Romanji

Bando no ensō wa nan ji ni hajimarimasu ka.

Words

バンド (バンド)
band; to perform in a band; to create a (pop) band; The Bund (Shanghai, China)
()
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
演奏 (えんそう)
musical performance
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
始まる (はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Reading: エン
Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage
Readings: ソウ、 かな.でる
Meanings: play music, speak to a ruler, complete
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin