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「ビルは日本にいましたか」「はい、いました」

Sentence Analyzer

びる 日本 いました はい いました

English Translation

"Was Bill in Japan?" "Yes, he was."

Furigana

「ビルは日本(にっぽん)にいましたか」「はい、いました」

Romanji

" biru wa Nippon ni imashita ka"" hai, imashita"

Words

ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
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
要る (いる)
to need; to want
()
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
はい (はい)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; OK; okay; present; here; pardon?; what's that?; come again?; giddy-up; giddap

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things