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Zach

これらの本を書棚へ戻しなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

これら 書棚 戻し なさい

English Translation

Carry these books back to the bookshelf.

Furigana

これらの(ほん)書棚(しょだな)(もど)しなさい。

Romanji

Korera no hon o shodana e modoshi nasai.

Words

これ等 (これら)
these
()
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
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
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.
書棚 (しょだな)
bookshelf
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
戻す (もどす)
to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand); to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ホウ、 たな、 -だな
Meanings: shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis
Readings: レイ、 もど.す、 もど.る
Meanings: re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards