ビタミンＣを摂るために生のレモンを食べました。

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English Translation

I ate a fresh lemon for the vitamin C.

Furigana

ビタミンＣを摂(と)るために生(なま)のレモンを食(た)べました。

Romanji

Bitaminshi- o toru tameni nama no remon o tabemashita.

Words

ビタミン (ビタミン、ヴィタミン、バイタミン)

vitamin

Ｃ (シー)

C; c

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.

摂る (とる)

to have (lunch, etc.); to take (vitamins, etc.)

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

生 (なま)

raw; uncooked; fresh; natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed; unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude; impudence; sauciness; unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer; just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi-; irresponsibly; half-baked; cash; tipsiness

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

檸檬 (レモン、れもん)

lemon

食べる (たべる)

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

Kanji

摂

Readings: セツ、ショウ、おさ.める、かね.る、と.る

Meanings: vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to, take in, absorb

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

食

Readings: ショク、ジキ、く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む

Meanings: eat, food