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吉雄は私がその箱を持ち上げるのを手伝ってくれた。

Sentence Analyzer

吉雄 その 持ち上げる 手伝ってくれた

English Translation

Yoshio helped me lift the box up.

Furigana

吉雄(よしお)(わたし)がその(はこ)()()げるのを手伝(てつだ)ってくれた。

Romanji

Yoshio wa watashi ga sono hako o mochiageru no o tetsudattekureta.

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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(はこ、ハコ)
box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
()
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.
持ち上げる (もちあげる)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
()
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
手伝う (てつだう)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

Kanji

Readings: キチ、 キツ、 よし
Meanings: good luck, joy, congratulations
Readings: ユウ、 お-、 おす、 おん
Meanings: masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition