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Zach

ナイフを使ったら、必ず元のところに返して下さい。

Sentence Analyzer

ないふ 使ったら 必ず ところに 返して 下さい

English Translation

After using the knife, please be sure to put it back where it was.

Furigana

ナイフを使(つか)ったら、(かなら)(もと)のところに(かえ)して(くだ)さい。

Romanji

Naifu o tsukattara, kanarazu moto no tokoroni kaeshite kudasai.

Words

ナイフ (ナイフ)
knife
()
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
必ず (かならず)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
(もと)
former; ex-
()
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
返す (かえす)
to return (something); to restore; to put back; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate; to repeat ...; to do ... back
下さる (くださる)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ゲン、 ガン、 もと
Meanings: beginning, former time, origin
Readings: ヘン、 かえ.す、 -かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meanings: return, answer, fade, repay
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior