私はこれらの絵葉書を友達に見せた。

Sentence Analyzer

私はこれらの絵葉書を友達に見せた。

English Translation

I showed my friends these picture postcards.

Furigana

私(わたし)はこれらの絵葉書(えはがき)を友達(ともだち)に見(み)せた。

Romanji

Watashi wa korera no ehagaki o tomodachi ni miseta.

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

これ等 (これら)

these

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

絵はがき (えはがき)

picture postcard

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.

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

に (に)

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

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display