海草を食べたのは初めてです。

Sentence Analyzer

海草を食べたのは初めてです。

English Translation

This is the first time I've had seaweed.

Furigana

海草(かいそう)を食(た)べたのは初(はじ)めてです。

Romanji

Kaisō o tabeta no wa hajimete desu.

Words

海草 (かいそう、うみくさ、うみぐさ)

marine plant; seagrass; seaweed

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.

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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

は (は)

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

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

です (です)

be; is