ボブは誰か話し相手を探していた。

Sentence Analyzer

ぼぶは誰か話し相手を探していた。

English Translation

Bob was looking for someone to talk with.

Furigana

ボブは誰(だれ)か話(はな)し相手(あいて)を探(さが)していた。

Romanji

Bobu wa dare ka hanashiaite o sagashiteita.

Words

ボブ (ボブ)

bob

は (は)

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

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

か (か)

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

話し相手 (はなしあいて)

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

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.

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)