私は本の代金５ドルを払った。

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私 は 本 の 代金 ５ どる を 払った 。

English Translation

I paid five dollars for the book.

Furigana

私(わたし)は本(ほん)の代金(だいきん)５ドルを払(はら)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa hon no daikin go doru o haratta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

本 (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

の (の)

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

代金 (だいきん)

price; payment; cost; charge; the money; the bill

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

ドール (ドール、ドル)

doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog

を (を)

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.

払う (はらう)

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

金

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

払

Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い

Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of