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彼は私に彼女の電話番号を知っているかどうかを尋ねた。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 電話 番号 知っている どう 尋ねた

English Translation

He asked me if I knew her telephone number.

Furigana

(かれ)(わたし)彼女(かのじょ)電話(でんわ)番号(ばんごう)()っているかどうかを(たず)ねた。

Romanji

Kare wa watashi ni kanojo no denwa bangō o shitteiru ka dō ka o tazuneta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
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
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
番号 (ばんごう)
number; series of digits
()
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.
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
()
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
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
尋ねる (たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ゴウ、 さけ.ぶ、 よびな
Meanings: nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: ジン、 たず.ねる、 ひろ
Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for