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食卓ではどんなふうにふるまうべきか彼は知らない。

Sentence Analyzer

食卓 どんな ふう ふるまう べき 知らない

English Translation

He does not know how to behave at the table.

Furigana

食卓(しょくたく)ではどんなふうにふるまうべきか(かれ)()らない。

Romanji

Shokutaku de wa donna fū ni furumau beki ka kare wa shiranai.

Words

食卓 (しょくたく)
dining table
(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.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
どんな (どんな)
what; what kind of; (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)
(ふう)
method; manner; way; style; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing); wind (one of the five elements)
()
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
振る舞う (ふるまう)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
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
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Reading: タク
Meanings: eminent, table, desk, high
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom