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彼のおじさんは1週間前商用でヨーロッパに出かけ、今ロンドンかパリにいる。

Sentence Analyzer

おじさん 週間 商用 ヨーロッパ 出かけ ロンドン ぱり いる

English Translation

His uncle went to Europe on business a week ago and he is now either in London or in Paris.

Furigana

(かれ)のおじさんは1週間(しゅうかん)(まえ)商用(しょうよう)でヨーロッパに()かけ、(こん)ロンドンかパリにいる。

Romanji

Kare no ojisan wa ichi shūkan mae shōyō de Yo-Roppa ni dekake, kon Rondon ka Pari ni iru.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
伯父さん (おじさん、オジサン)
uncle; old man; mister (vocative); manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
()
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.)
週間 (しゅうかん)
week; weekly
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
商用 (しょうよう)
on business; for business; business purpose
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
欧羅巴 (ヨーロッパ)
Europe
()
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
出かける (でかける)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(こん)
the current ...; this; today's ...
倫敦 (ロンドン)
London
()
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
巴里 (パリ)
Paris (France)
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ショウ、 あきな.う
Meanings: make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now