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Zach

つばさの客車は何両ですか。

Sentence Analyzer

つばさ 客車 です

English Translation

How many cars does the Tsubasa have?

Furigana

つばさの客車(きゃくしゃ)(なん)(りょう)ですか。

Romanji

Tsubasa no kyakusha wa nan ryō desu ka.

Words

つばさ (つばさ)
extra-high-speed Tohoku-line Shinkansen
()
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
客車 (きゃくしゃ、かくしゃ)
passenger car
()
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!
(りょう)
both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.); ryo (obsolete unit of currency); 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin); 2 tan (measure of fabric size); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
です (です)
be; is
()
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

Readings: キャク、 カク
Meanings: guest, visitor, customer, client
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ
Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two