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Zach

なぜあのがちょうは卵の上に座っているのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

なぜ あの ちょう 上に 座っている です

English Translation

Why does that goose sit on her eggs?

Furigana

なぜあのがちょうは(たまご)(うえ)(すわ)っているのですか。

Romanji

Naze ano ga chō wa tamago no ueni suwatteiru no desu ka.

Words

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
あのう (あのう、あの、あのー)
say; well; errr ...
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(ちょう、チョウ)
butterfly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(たまご)
eggs; egg; spawn; roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin; infancy
()
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
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
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

Readings: ラン、 たまご
Meanings: egg, ovum, spawn, roe
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit