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ところで、予備の電池はあるの?

Sentence Analyzer

ところで 予備 電池 ある

English Translation

By the way, do you have any spare batteries?

Furigana

ところで、予備(よび)電池(でんち)はあるの?

Romanji

Tokorode, yobi no denchi wa aru no?

Words

所で (ところで)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
予備 (よび)
preparation; preliminaries; reserve; spare
()
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
電池 (でんち)
battery
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: ヨ、 シャ、 あらかじ.め
Meanings: beforehand, previous, myself, I
Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: equip, provision, preparation
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: チ、 いけ
Meanings: pond, cistern, pool, reservoir