父は表紙の取れた古い辞書を使っています。

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English Translation

My father uses an old dictionary whose cover has come off.

Furigana

父(ちち)は表紙(ひょうし)の取(と)れた古(ふる)い辞書(じしょ)を使(つか)っています。

Romanji

Chichi wa hyōshi no toreta furui jisho o tsukatteimasu.

Words

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

は (は)

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

表紙 (ひょうし)

front cover; binding; (book) cover; appearing on the cover of a magazine

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

取れる (とれる)

to come off; to be removed; (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear; to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken as; (of balance, etc.) to be attained; to be obtainable

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

辞書 (じしょ)

dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation

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.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak