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ナプキンをたたんでそれぞれお皿のそばに置きなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

ナプキン たたんで それぞれ そば 置き なさい

English Translation

Fold the napkins and put one by each plate.

Furigana

ナプキンをたたんでそれぞれお(さら)のそばに()きなさい。

Romanji

Napukin o tatande sorezore o sara no soba ni oki nasai.

Words

ナプキン (ナプキン、ナフキン)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
()
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.
畳む (たたむ)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
夫れ夫れ (それぞれ)
each; respectively
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(さら)
plate; dish; platter; disc; serving; helping; course; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
()
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
蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
()
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
置く (おく)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: ベイ、 さら
Meanings: dish, a helping, plate
Readings: チ、 お.く、 -お.き
Meanings: placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn