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彼女はズボンのウエストを少し詰めなければならない。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 ずぼん ウエスト 少し 詰めなければならない

English Translation

She has to take in the waist of her pants a bit.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はズボンのウエストを(すこ)()めなければならない。

Romanji

Kanojo wa zubon no uesuto o sukoshi tsumenakerebanaranai.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ズボン (ズボン)
trousers; pants
()
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
ウエスト (ウエスト、ウェスト)
waist; west; waste
()
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.
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
詰める (つめる)
to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do; to work out (details); to be on duty; to be stationed; to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate; to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.); to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly; to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: キツ、 キチ、 つ.める、 つ.め、 -づ.め、 つ.まる、 つ.む
Meanings: packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame