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靴をブラシで磨く必要がある。泥で汚れているから。

Sentence Analyzer

ブラシ 磨く 必要 ある 汚れている から

English Translation

Your shoes need brushing. They are muddy.

Furigana

(くつ)をブラシで(みが)必要(ひつよう)がある。(どろ)(よご)れているから。

Romanji

Kutsu o burashi de migaku hitsuyō ga aru. doro de yogoreteiru kara.

Words

(くつ)
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
()
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.
ブラシ (ブラシ)
brush; brushy
(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.
磨く (みがく)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine; to improve
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(どろ)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; mire; thief
汚れる (よごれる)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

Kanji

Readings: カ、 くつ
Meaning: shoes
Readings: マ、 みが.く、 す.る
Meanings: grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: デイ、 ナイ、 デ、 ニ、 どろ
Meanings: mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to
Readings: オ、 けが.す、 けが.れる、 けが.らわしい、 よご.す、 よご.れる、 きたな.い
Meanings: dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile