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Zach

例えば、これは一本のペンです。

Sentence Analyzer

例えば これ ぺん です

English Translation

For example, this is a pen.

Furigana

(たと)えば、これは(いち)(ほん)のペンです。

Romanji

Tatoeba, kore wa ichi hon no pen desu.

Words

例えば (たとえば)
for example; e.g.
此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(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 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
ペン (ペン)
pen
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: レイ、 たと.える
Meanings: example, custom, usage, precedent
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things