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次郎は私にどの本を買ったらいいか教えてくれた。

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次郎 どの 買ったら いい 教えてくれた

English Translation

Jiro advised me on which book to buy.

Furigana

次郎(じろう)(わたし)にどの(ほん)()ったらいいか(おし)えてくれた。

Romanji

Jirō wa watashi ni dono hon o kattara ii ka oshietekureta.

Words

()
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
何の (どの)
which; what (way)
(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 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.
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
()
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
教える (おしえる)
to teach; to inform; to instruct

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ
Meanings: next, order, sequence
Readings: ロウ、 リョウ、 おとこ
Meanings: son, counter for sons
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine