彼女は自分の服を縫うのに絹糸を使った。

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彼女は自分の服を縫うのに絹糸を使った。

English Translation

She used silk thread in sewing her dress.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は自分(じぶん)の服(ふく)を縫(ぬ)うのに絹糸(けんし)を使(つか)った。

Romanji

Kanojo wa jibun no fuku o nuu noni kenshi o tsukatta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

の (の)

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

服 (ふく)

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

を (を)

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.

縫う (ぬう)

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

絹糸 (けんし、きぬいと)

silk thread

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak