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Zach

めがねをかけたあの紳士はどなたですか。

Sentence Analyzer

めがね かけた あの 紳士 どなた です

English Translation

Who is that gentleman in spectacles?

Furigana

めがねをかけたあの紳士(しんし)はどなたですか。

Romanji

Megane o kaketa ano shinshi wa donata desu ka.

Words

眼鏡 (めがね、がんきょう、メガネ)
spectacles; glasses; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight
()
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.
掛ける (かける)
to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); to sit; to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.); to make (a call); to multiply; to secure (e.g. lock); to put on (glasses, etc.); to cover; to burden someone; to apply (insurance); to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); to bind; to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto; to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble; to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ...; indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone)
彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
紳士 (しんし)
gentleman
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何方 (どなた)
who?
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Reading: シン
Meanings: sire, good belt, gentleman
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)